Welcome to LLE


The Laboratory for Laser Energetics (LLE)
of the University of Rochester is a unique national resource for research and education in science and technology. The Rochester area has a history of innovation and provides a unique setting for LLE within a technologically sophisticated community. LLE was established in 1970 as a center for the investigation of the interaction of intense radiation with matter.

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NLUF
National Laser
Users' Facility
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Laboratory Basic Science
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Fusion Science Center
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OMEGA Laser Facility
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A Spider Lab?

Spider and OMEGA target held in place with spider silk LLE was featured on the television program The Daily Planet.

Around the Laboratory

Photo of 2008 Summer High School Research Program participants
Contamination-Resistant
Sol-Gel Technology

What started in 2004 as a Summer High School Program research project focusing on the development of contaminant-resistant sol-gel coatings for laser optics, has now evolved into a significant piece of technology that has been installed on the 30-TW, 60-beam OMEGA laser at the LLE. Above, an LLE employee holds a distributed phase plate using the sol-gel technology.
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Quick Shot

Team from the University of Michigan

Radiative Shock
Hydrodynamics Experiments

A team from the University of Michigan (pictured above) carried out experiments on radiative shock hydrodynamics on OMEGA in October.

Past Quick Shots


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University of Rochester

arrow OMEGA Operations
Schedules, reports,
and documentation.
Password required
arrow OMEGA Schedule
Listing of available schedules
for the OMEGA Laser System
arrow Career Opportunities
LLE employment opportunities
and contact information
arrow DOE Monthly Report
Synopsis of current laboratory activities, including a summary of OMEGA operations
arrow Educational Opportunities
Information about undergraduate
and graduate research
arrow Meetings
Web sites for meetings and
conferences hosted by LLE
arrow Viewgraph Database
Restricted to LLE users
arrow Science Portal
University of Rochester Science, Technology,
Engineering, and Mathematics Portal

18th Target
Fabrication Meeting

Photo of cryogenic target implosion

The 18th Target Fabrication Meeting, co-sponsored by Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory and the LLE, was held at the Granlibakken Conference Center and Lodge in Lake Tahoe, California, May 11th through May 15th, 2008.