Editing Laboratory for Laser Energetics (section)

{{Short description|University of Rochester research center in Brighton, New York}}
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{{Infobox laboratory
|name           = Laboratory for Laser Energetics
|motto          = "A unique national resource"
|image          = Laboratory for Laser Energetics logo.jpg
|established    = 1970
|type           = Unclassified
|research_field = The investigation of the interaction of intense radiation with matter
|director       = Christopher Deeney
|staff          = 400 - 500 people
|address        = 250 East River Rd<br/>Rochester, NY 14623-1212
|city           = [[Brighton, Monroe County, New York|Brighton, New York]]
|country        = [[United States|US]]
|zipcode        = 14623
|coordinates    = {{Coord|43.113108|-77.632012|region:US_type:edu|display=inline,title}}
|affiliations   = [[United States Department of Energy]]<br/>[[MIT Plasma Science and Fusion Center]]<br/>[[State University of New York at Geneseo]]<br/>[[University of Nevada, Reno]]<br/>[[University of Wisconsin–Madison]]
|operating_agency = [[University of Rochester]]
|website        = [http://www.lle.rochester.edu lle.rochester.edu]
|footnotes      = 
}}

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, Monroe County, New York|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)|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 fusion energy|inertial confinement]], direct drive, laser-induced [[Nuclear fusion|fusion]], fundamental [[plasma physics]] and [[astrophysics]] using the OMEGA Laser Facility. In June 1995, OMEGA became the world's highest-energy [[ultraviolet]] laser.<ref name  = "World's Most Powerful Ultraviolet Laser Comes On-line">"World's Most Powerful Ultraviolet Laser Comes On-line" http://www.rochester.edu/news/show.php?id=641</ref> 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 [[Doctor of Philosophy|Ph.D.s]] have been awarded {{asof|2022|lc=y}} for research conducted at the LLE.<ref name="LLE Theses">{{Cite web |title=LLE Theses |url=https://www.lle.rochester.edu/publications/lle-theses/ |access-date=2024-02-15 |website=Laboratory for Laser Energetics |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name="Theses from NLUF Research">{{Cite web |title=Theses from NLUF and other External University Student Research |url=https://www.lle.rochester.edu/publications/theses-from-nluf-and-other-external-university-student-research/ |access-date=2024-02-15 |website=Laboratory for Laser Energetics |language=en-US}}</ref> 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.<ref name="High school LLE">{{Cite web |title=High School Reports |url=https://www.lle.rochester.edu/publications/high-school-reports/ |access-date=2024-02-15 |website=Laboratory for Laser Energetics |language=en-US}}</ref>