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
NLUF solicitation
for FY09/10 is now closed
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Laboratory Basic Science
The FY2010 solicitation will be announced in February 2009
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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

French CEA team

First Joint OMEGA EP Experiments
Between LLE and CEA/DIF

Commissariat à l'Énergie Atomique (CEA) team (left to right: Olivier Landoas, Jean-Luc Bourgade, and Cédric Courtois from DAM Ile de France, Bruyères le Châtel) participating on the first joint experiments on OMEGA EP for characterizing MeV photon generation under short pulse (0.6 ps) and powerful (0.5 PW) laser irradiation on a solid target (Au).

Past Quick Shots
arrow OMEGA Operations
Schedules, reports,
and documentation.
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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

Inertial Confinement Fusion: An Introduction

ICF book cover

The LLE has created a book for readers of all backgrounds to learn about and share the excitement of inertial fusion research. Click on the image to download a .pdf file (28.7 MB).