JAPAN - ILEOSAKA

INSTITUTE OF LASER ENGINEERING
OSAKA UNIVERSITY

2-6, Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka, 565

Telephone: +81 6 879 8701
Telefax: +81 6 877 4799
E-mail: ile-center@ile.osaka-u.ac.jp
URL:   http://www.ile.osaka-u.ac.jp

Honorary Director:	Yamanaka, C.
Director:	Yamanaka, T.

High Power Laser Engineering

Izawa, Y. (Leader)

Glass Laser Operation

Hatano, J.
Kawasaki, T.
Kitamura, H.
Matsuo, H.

Matsuo, S.
Miyanaga, N.
Morio, N.
Sakamoto, T.

Suzuki, K.
Urushihara, S.

Glass Laser System

Asahara, H.
Fujita, H.
Kanabe, T.

Kitagawa, Y.
Miyanaga, N.
Tsubakimoto, K.

Yoshida, H.

Glass Laser Optical Technology

Fujioka, K.
Jitsuno, T.

Motokoshi, S.
Nakatuka, M.

Yoshida, H.

Laser Applications

Izawa, Y. (Leader)
Fujita, M.
Hashida, M.
Imasaki, K.

Nakashima, N.
Ohhigashi, N.
Sakabe, S.
Shibata, Y.

Shimada, Y.
Tsunawaki, M.
Uchida, S.

Plasma Experiment

Azechi, H. (Leader)

Plasma Hydrodynamics

Miyanaga, H.
Nakai, M.

Nishimura, H.
Shigemori, S.

Shimada, K.
Shiraga, H.

Fast Ignition Plasma Experiment

Kitagawa, Y.
Kodama, R.
Miyanaga, N.

Nishimura, H.
Sawai, K.
Shigemori, S.

Tanaka, K.

Target Fabrication and Reactor Technology

Kosaki, Y.

Nagai, K.

Norimatsu,

Diode Pumped Laser

Yamanaka, M.

Fast Ignition/Petawat Project

Mima, K. (Leader)
Fujita, H.
Izawa, Y.

Kitagawa, Y.
Kodama, R.
Nishimura, H.

Tanaka, K.

Theory and Simulation

Mima, K. (Leader)
Murakami, M.

Nagatomo, H.
Nishihara, K.

Takabe, H.
Yamasa, S.

Computer Operation

Fukuda, Y.
Hirose, H.

Oohasi, Y.

Saito, M.

Research activities:
The Institute of Laser Engineering, Osaka University, was established in 1972 by Professor C. Yamanaka and has since been the most important laser fusion research centre in Japan. The Institute comprises nine divisions, the total number of staff is 230.

The facilities for fusion research are:

• the GEKKO XII glass laser (50 kJ, 12 beams)
• the LEKKO VIII CO₂ laser
• the Reiden IV accellerator
• a 6 MeV free electron laser, a pellet target factory
• advanced diagnostics equipment
• computing systems

Fusion energy research has been vigorously pursued during 20 years in direct drive as well as indirect drive implosion schemes and has led to the following most interesting results in high compression experiments: Density 1000 times normal solid hydrogen density (200 g/cm³) and a neutron yield of up to 10¹³. Various types of targets have been manufactured such as the Cannonball target, the RHART and a very uniform plastic shell target.

In 1987, the Institute for Laser Technology was built as a subsidiary of ILE. Its function is to provide the industry with technology developed for them. The Institute has now entered a worldwide collaboration to provide these services on an international scale.