{"id":5106,"date":"2026-01-07T12:00:54","date_gmt":"2026-01-07T12:00:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:stellarlasers.org\/?p=5106"},"modified":"2026-01-29T16:08:24","modified_gmt":"2026-01-29T16:08:24","slug":"gre-why-roc-evolvoptic-and-laboratory-for-laser-energetics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stellarlasers.org\/index.php\/2026\/01\/07\/gre-why-roc-evolvoptic-and-laboratory-for-laser-energetics\/","title":{"rendered":"GRE Why ROC: Evolvoptic and Laboratory for Laser Energetics"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"has-blue-color has-text-color\"><strong>Leading the Laser Revolution<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color\">The Laboratory for Laser Energetics (LLE) is working on the NSF OPAL project, which will advance the frontier of ultra-high intensity laser-matter interactions.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color\">EvolvOptic is collaborating with LLE and developing fast, cost-effective solutions by leveraging Rochester\u2019s optics and photonics expertise. The collaboration supports NSF\u2019s STELLAR proposal, which could bring $160M to grow a regional laser ecosystem. These advancements will benefit industries like scientific, industrial, manufacturing, energy, biomedical, and national security applications, reinforcing Rochester\u2019s global leadership in optics and photonics, imaging, and lasers.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color\">Dr. Jon Zuegel of LLE, and Dr. Ted Mooney, of\u00a0EvolvOptic, discuss\u00a0the details in this GRE\u00a0Why\u00a0Roc\u00a0TV interview on WROC TV.\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rochesterfirst.com\/video\/why-roc-evolvoptic-and-laboratory-for-laser-energetics\/11405340\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.rochesterfirst.com\/video\/why-roc-evolvoptic-and-laboratory-for-laser-energetics\/11405340\">Watch the full interview here.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>via Rochester First \/\/ GRE<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Leading the Laser Revolution The Laboratory for Laser Energetics (LLE) is working on the NSF OPAL project, which will advance the frontier of ultra-high intensity laser-matter interactions. EvolvOptic is collaborating with LLE and developing fast, cost-effective solutions by leveraging Rochester\u2019s optics and photonics expertise. The collaboration supports NSF\u2019s STELLAR proposal, which could bring $160M to [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":126,"featured_media":5116,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[66],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5106","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>GRE Why ROC: Evolvoptic and Laboratory for Laser Energetics - STELLAR Lasers<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/stellarlasers.org\/index.php\/2026\/01\/07\/gre-why-roc-evolvoptic-and-laboratory-for-laser-energetics\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"GRE Why ROC: Evolvoptic and Laboratory for Laser Energetics - STELLAR Lasers\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Leading the Laser Revolution The Laboratory for Laser Energetics (LLE) is working on the NSF OPAL project, which will advance the frontier of ultra-high intensity laser-matter interactions. 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