Event Briefing: Reaching for the Brightest Light
Reaching for the Brightest Light:
Opportunities in the Science, Applications, and Technology of Intense Ultrafast Lasers
On December 14, 2017, the National Photonics Initiative and the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine hosted a briefing on a new report titled Reaching for the Brightest Light: Opportunities in the Science, Applications, and Technology of Intense Ultrafast Lasers. Watch the videos from the briefing. The videos are broken up into sections.
The program included a panel discussion on the study with presentations by:
Philip H. Bucksbaum, Stanford University/SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory
Patricia M. Dehmer, DOE Office of Science (retired)
Thomas C. Katsouleas, University of Virginia
Ruxin Li, Shanghai Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics (via video)
Peter F. Moulton, Lincoln Laboratory, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Moderated by:
Roger W. Falcone, University of California at Berkeley/Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
With remarks from:
Eugene Arthurs, SPIE, the international society for optics and photonics (SPIE)
Elizabeth Rogan, The Optical Society (OSA)
About the report:
This report evaluates the current state and future opportunities of high intensity ultrafast lasers and laser technologies, and assesses the value of future high intensity laser science programs and facilities to the nation's scientific research, its national security, and the economy. This study was supported by the DOE Office of Science, the National Nuclear Security Administration, the Office of Naval Research, and the Air Force Office of Scientific Research.
Developed by:
Committee on Opportunities in the Science, Applications, and Technology of Intense Ultrafast Lasers
Board on Physics and Astronomy, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences
National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine