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Laserguide |
The research themes at LOA cover a large scientific spectrum centered on ultrashort and ultrahigh-peak-power light pulses produced by femtosecond lasers. They include both the development of new sources and their use for studying phenomena at ultra-high intensity. Due to the very short laser-pulse duration, intensities as high as 100 TW can be reached while keeping a quite high repetition rate (10 Hz or more), very useful for applied research.
Ultrafast Science is one of the most exciting and promising fields in science and engineering today. It encompasses a wide body of disciplines from nuclear physics to medical imaging. LOA is also specialized in laser-based radiations such as VUV light, coherent or incoherent X-rays, g rays, electron beam of high energy (up to 200 MeV), pulsed neutron bursts, accelerated proton beams for hadrontherapy, ... The production of these radiations is studied in the framework of laser-matter interaction at high field. They are used in pump-probe experiments either as a pump beam, or as a probe beam like in the time-resolved X-ray diffraction for the study of early atoms displacements with unprecedented time resolution.
The uniqueness of the laser characteristics has made possible the selection of LOA as an European Research Infrastructure, leading to strong European interactions. LOA is also widely open to international collaborations, especially with the CUOS laboratory at Michigan University through an CNRS/NSF agreement. Industrial collaborations are also encouraged.
Gérard Mourou,
Director
Laboratoire d'Optique Appliquée, Palaiseau, France
Chemin de la Hunière
91761
Palaiseau Cedex
France
Phone +33 (0)1 69 31 99 99