Laboratory researchers garner three awards among top 100 industrial inventions
Livermore scientists and engineers have collected three awards among the top 100 industrial inventions worldwide.
Lasers & Optics
Laboratory delivers final optical components for world’s newest telescope
Livermore has shipped the last of six optical filters for the Vera C. Rubin Observatory telescope’s camera.
Laboratory garners five technology commercialization grants
This year's grants reflect a broad diversity of technology areas.
Book chapter: Sol-Gel Derived Anti-Reflective Coatings for High Fluence Lasers
This chapter reviews the requirements and design for anti-reflective coatings on laser optics, the sol-gel synthesis process, coating methods and post treatments, coating stability, and laser-damage performance.
Lawrence Livermore optics used to spot elusive aurora on Red Planet
A United Arab Emirates Mars mission uses Livermore-made optics in the spectrometer used to image the surface.
National Ignition Facility experiment puts researchers at threshold of fusion ignition
On Aug. 8, 2021, an experiment at Lawrence Livermore’s National Ignition Facility made a significant step toward ignition, achieving a yield of more than 1.3 megajoules.
Livermore physicist Tammy Ma receives excellence in fusion engineering award
The Fusion Power Associates Board of Directors has selected Livermore experimental physicist Tammy Ma as the recipient of its 2021 Excellence in Fusion Engineering Award.
New laser testing system brings NIF back to the future
The new Precision Diagnostic System has an advanced array of diagnostic tools that help researchers experiment with potential methods to increase laser performance
Livermore team designs semiconductor switch for next-generation communications
Livermore engineers have designed a new kind of laser-driven semiconductor switch that can achieve higher speeds at higher voltages than existing photoconductive devices.
Livermore/Tyvak space telescope goes into orbit
Thousands of images of Earth and space have been taken by a compact space imaging payload developed by Livermore researchers and Tyvak Nano-Satellite Systems.