Laboratory for Laser Energetics

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Laboratory for Laser Energetics

Motto	"A unique national resource"
Established	1970
Research type	Unclassified
Field of research	The investigation of the interaction of intense radiation with matter
Director	Christopher Deeney
Staff	400 - 500 people
Address	250 East River Rd Rochester, NY 14623-1212
Location	Brighton, New York, US 43°06′47″N 77°37′55″W / 43.113108°N 77.632012°W / 43.113108; -77.632012
ZIP code	14623
Affiliations	United States Department of Energy MIT Plasma Science and Fusion Center State University of New York at Geneseo University of Nevada, Reno University of Wisconsin–Madison
Operating agency	University of Rochester
Website	lle.rochester.edu

The Laboratory for Laser Energetics (LLE) is a scientific research facility which is part of the University of Rochester's south campus, located in Brighton, New York. The lab was established in 1970 with operations jointly funded by the United States Department of Energy, the University of Rochester and the New York State government. The Laser Lab was commissioned to investigate high-energy physics involving the interaction of extremely intense laser radiation with matter. Scientific experiments at the facility emphasize inertial confinement, direct drive, laser-induced fusion, fundamental plasma physics and astrophysics using the OMEGA Laser Facility. In June 1995, OMEGA became the world's highest-energy ultraviolet laser.^[1] The lab shares its building with the Center for Optoelectronics and Imaging and the Center for Optics Manufacturing. The Robert L. Sproull Center for Ultra High Intensity Laser Research was opened in 2005 and houses the OMEGA EP laser, which was completed in May 2008.

More than 270 Ph.D.s have been awarded as of 2022^[update] for research conducted at the LLE.^[2][3] During summer months the lab sponsors local-area high school juniors in research at the laboratory, with most of their projects led by senior scientists at the lab.^[4]