€2.8m Funding to Advance Adaptive Laser Technology for Inertial Fusion Energy

June 3, 2025 by The Quantum Mechanic

€2.8m Funding to Advance Adaptive Laser Technology for Inertial Fusion Energy

Effective June 1st, 2025, Dr. Jonas Ohland of GSI/FAIR will lead the ALADIN (Adaptive Laser Architecture Development and INtegration) young investigator group, receiving €2.8 million over five years from the German Federal Ministry of Research, Technology and Space via the Fusionstalente program. The project focuses on developing an Adaptive Laser Architecture to improve the control and scalability of high-power lasers for use in inertial confinement fusion, a method of achieving nuclear fusion by compressing and heating fuel capsules with intense energy input. ALADIN will collaborate with Focused Energy GmbH and other institutions, with a long-term goal of establishing an open research community and facilitating industrial application of the technology, potentially benefiting both fusion research and wider high-power laser applications.

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adaptive optics beam control Fusion research Fusionstalente GSI/FAIR High-Power Lasers Inertial confinement fusion laser architecture Laser Technology PHELIC

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