About ICUIl

To provide a venue for discussions among representatives of high-intensity laser facilities and members of user communities, on international collaborative activities such as the development of the next generation of ultrahigh intensity lasers, exploration of new areas of fundamental and applied research, and formation of a global research network for access to advanced facilities by users.

Latest Events

5th September, 2025

ICUIL 2026 Conference, St Andrews, Scotland

2nd November, 2023

ICUIL 2024 Conference, Cozumel, Mexico

18th September, 2022

ICUIL 2022 Conference in Jeju Island, Republic of Korea

Tutorials

How do we characterize high intensities ?

How do we characterize high intensities ? Characterization of focal field formed by a large numerical aperture paraboloidal mirror and generation of ultra-high intensity (1022 W cm-2) .....

How do we get to high laser intensities ?

How do we get to high laser intensities ? In CPA, the ultrashort pulse is not amplified directly, but is first stretched and then amplified, before finally being recompressed. CPA reconciles two apparentl.....

Articles

A Breakthrough in Ultrahigh Laser Intensity

The laser scientists at the Center for Relativistic Laser Science (CoReLS), a research center of the institute for basic science (IBS) in Korea, realized the unprecedented laser intensity of 10²³ W/cm².

A new milestone in laser plasma accelerator reached by three groups : en route to GeV energies!

Three groups, one in the US at Berkeley, lead by W. Leemans, one in England, lead by K. Krushelnick.