How ICUIL was born ? The OECD meeting…
The Tenth Meeting of the OECD Global Science Forum 5-6 February 2004
Final Report of the OECD Global Science Forum Coordinating Committee on Compact
High-Intensity Short-Pulse Lasers
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TOPSummary
This activity was started from a proposal to organize a workshop for discussion
on international cooperation on development and applications of compact, ultrahigh
power lasers at the Second Meeting of the OECD GSF in January 2000 by Dr. Yukio
Sato of Japan. Approval by GSF, this workshop was held as the “OECD Global
Science Forum Workshop on Compact High-Intensity Short-Pulse Lasers: Future
Directions and Applications” in Kyoto, 28-30 May 2001.
After this Workshop, the OECD GSF Coordinating Committee on Compact High-Intensity
Short-Pulse Lasers was established at the Sixth Meeting of GSF in January 2002
in order to determine the coordination mechanism to strengthen the community
for international co-operative activities. During these two years, this committee
has organized “A Workshop on Technological Bottlenecks in Compact High-Intensity
Short Pulse Lasers”, 1-4 April 2003 in Paris. With the support of Dr.
J. Osborne, GSF Chair, the committee has made a proposal to IUPAP to establish
a committee to promote the international collaboration in the development of
ultrahigh intensity lasers and their applications. This proposal was accepted
and the IUPAP Working Group: the International Committee on Compact, Ultrahigh
Intensity Lasers (ICUIL) has been established in October 2003.
Through these activities, following outcomes have been obtained. These outcomes
could not have been achieved so efficiently without the strong support of the
Global Science Forum.
- A very good opportunity was provided to scientists and policy makers to
seriously consider the present and future of the compact ultrahigh intensity
lasers at the Workshop held in Kyoto, which was coupled with the visit to
the 100 TW Ti:sapphire laser facility at the Advanced Photon Research Center
of JAERI.
- The formal report of this workshop, “Final Report from the Workshop”
published by OECD in 2002, has given clear recommendations to the policy makers
for the systematic support for laser development and applications and to the
scientific community to take a more systematic approach to seek a stronger
unity and sense of identity of the community on a global scale.
- Various projects to develop compact ultrahigh-intensity short-pulse lasers
and research networks for efficient use of these facilities have been started
recently in Europe, North America and Asia. This GSF activity might have had
indirect effect to these projects.
- The coordination mechanism for the systematic organization of the international
community has been realized as the IUPAP Working Group: ICUIL. The scope of
ICUIL has been expanded by including the representatives from the user communities,
other related fields to strengthen synergy especially with the accelerator-based
FELs, and the developing countries.
To summarize, various infra-structures for the high field science have been
prepared during the 4 years of this activity such as the facilities and research
networks on compact, high intensity lasers and the long term framework for international
cooperation. Although the ideal structure for the international cooperation
has not been yet quite established, it is expected that this field will make
advancement in developing the frontier of science and the real world applications
with the best use of these infra-structures.
TOPDetailed Report
1. Activities of the OECD Global Science Forum Coordinating Committee on Compact High-Intensity Short-Pulse Lasers
- At the Second Meeting of the OECD GSF (January 2000), “A Proposal
to the OECD GSF on Development and Application of Compact Ultrahigh Power
Lasers” was made by Dr. Yukio Sato of Japan. This proposal, which was
supported by the French delegation, was advised by GSF to be presented again
with more clear objectives at the Third Meeting of GSF.
- At the Third Meeting of GSF (June 2000), the revised proposal “A Proposal
for a OECD GSF Workshop on International Cooperation in Ultrashort-Pulse,
High Power Lasers” made by Y. Sato of Japan has been approved by GSF,
with the condition that an international steering committee should be formed
for preparation of this workshop.
- The First Meeting of the Steering Committee for the OECD Global Science
Forum Workshop on Compact High-Intensity Short-Pulse Lasers was held on 27
October, 2000 at OECD. The basic plan of the Workshop has been made and Y.
Kato of Japan was nominated as the Chair of the Workshop.
- At the Fourth Meeting of GSF (January 2001), “Progress Report on Preparation
for the OECD Global Science Forum Workshop on Compact High-Intensity Short-Pulse
Lasers” was presented by Y. Kato. It was approved to hold the workshop
in 28-31 May, 2001 in Kyoto, Japan.
- "The OECD Global Science Forum Workshop on Compact High-Intensity Short-Pulse
Lasers: Future Directions and Applications” was held on 28-30 May, 2001
at JAERI Kansai Research Establishment, Kyoto, Japan. This workshop was attended
by 56 government-appointed delegates from 10 OECD member countries and 4 non-member
countries and approximately 30 observers.
- The Second Meeting of the Steering Committee was held on 30 May, 2001 at
the end of the Workshop to discuss on the future directions of this community.
- At the Fifth Meeting of GSF (June 2001), the result of the workshop was
reported by D. Hulin of France, Vice-Chair of the Workshop. The follow-up
activity has been approved.
- The Report of the Workshop was made available on the OECD home page in October
2001. The printed version of the report “Final Report from the Workshop”
was published by OECD in May 2002. This report contains recommendations to
the governments and scientists for the need to promote this emerging promising
field.
- The Third Meeting of the Steering Committee was held on 30 November, 2001
in Paris. It was agreed to make a proposal to GSF to establish a Coordinating
Committee on Compact High-Intensity Short-Pulse Lasers in order to take steady
actions for advancing the science and technology opened with the compact high
intensity lasers.
- At the Sixth Meeting of GSF (January 2002), “Proposal to Establish
a Global Science Forum Coordinating Committee on Compact High-Intensity Short-Pulse
Lasers” presented by Y. Sato has been approved with the 2-year term.
- The First Meeting of the Coordinating Committee was held on 12 April, 2002
at Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, UK. The objectives and activity plans of
the Coordinating Committee have been determined. Organization of a Workshop
in April 2003 in Paris was approved.
- At the Seventh Meeting of GSF (June 2002), brief account of the First Meeting
of the Coordinating Committee was reported by S. Michalowski.
- The Second Meeting of the Coordinating Committee was held on 12-13 December,
2002 at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, USA. Organization of an international
symposium on ultrahigh intensity lasers was approved. Also it was agreed to
make a proposal to IUPAP for establishing a Working Group.
- Proposal was made to the IUPAP Executive Council to establish an IUPAP Working
Group: International Committee on Ultrahigh Intensity Lasers (ICUIL) by W.
Sandner on 24-25 January 2003 in Trieste, Italy. This proposal was basically
approved with the condition to strengthen the synergy with related fields
such as the accelerator-based FELs and to include the members from the developing
countries.
- At the Eighth Meeting of GSF (January 2003), the activities of the Coordinating
Committee was reported by D. Hulin. The report included the prospect to establish
the IUPAP Working Group: ICUIL and the plan of the workshop in April 2003
in Paris. The establishment of ICUIL was well received as the success of the
OECD GSF.
- "The OECD Global Science Forum Workshop on Technological Bottlenecks
in Compact High-Intensity Short Pulse Lasers” (The First Workshop on
Technological Bottlenecks in CHISP lasers focused on the multi-terawatt Titanium
doped sapphire lasers development) was held in 1-4 April, 2003 in Paris with
the support of LOA, France. This workshop was attended by 110 participants,
approximately half from research organizations and half from industry. Active
information exchanges on technological bottlenecks for development of future
high performance lasers were taken between laboratories and industry.
- The Third Meeting of the Coordinating Committee was held on 4 April, 2003
at LOA. It was agreed to organize an International Symposium on Ultrahigh
Intensity Lasers: Development, Science and Emerging Applications” in
Autumn of 2004 in California.
- At the Ninth Meeting of GSF (30 June-1 July, 2003), the progress of the
Coordinating Committee was reported by Y. Sato. The report included the result
of the Workshop in April, the detailed account of ICUIL proposal, and the
proposal for training highly qualified manpower in intense femto-second laser
technology. The manpower training. The importance of the manpower training
was supported by GSF.
- A formal letter was sent from J. Boright, GSF Chair to Y. Petroff, IUPAP
President to propose establishing ICUIL as the IUPAP Working Group in July,
2003.
- The Fourth Meeting of the Coordinating Committee was held on26-27 October,
2003 in Quebec. The detailed account of ICUIL such as the membership and the
charter, and the action plans some of which have been planned at the Coordinating
Committee have been determined.
- At the IUPAP Executive Council Meeting on 10 October, 2003 in Vancouver,
Canada, “Proposal to establish an IUPAP Working Group: International
Committee on Ultrahigh Intensity Lasers (ICUIL)” presented by Chris
Barty was approved.
- The ICUIL has officially started in October 2003 by nomination of the committee
members by IUPAP. The kick-off meeting of ICUIL will take place on 7 February
2004 at Rutherford Appleton Laboratory.
2. Major Outcomes
At the OECD Global Science Forum Workshop on Compact High-Intensity Short-Pulse
Lasers: Future Directions and Applications held in Kyoto, the following general
conclusions were obtained, as described in the Report of the Workshop
For governments:
- Systematic support is needed for laser development and applications.
- Large-scale facilities offer advantages at the highest laser performance levels.
For the scientific community:
- Co-ordination mechanism in the community should be strengthened.
These recommendations have been implemented at least partly in the scientific
policies and formation of the research networks as described below.
- Start of new projects on high intensity lasers
In these 1-2 years, new projects have been started or proposed on high intensity
lasers at several countries as listed below. Although these are independent
from this GSF activity, the workshops and the reports organized by OECD GSF
might have given indirect effect to promote the high field science which is
the major scope of these projects.
Canada: ALLS (Advanced Laser Light Source)
Korea: PW laser project at Advanced Photon Research Institute, K-JIST
EU: Laser Laboratory Europe
USA: SAUUL (Science and Applications of Ultra-intense Lasers) (Proposed)
- Establishment of ICUIL
The IUPAP Working Group: International Committee on Ultrahigh Intensity Lasers
(ICUIL) has been established as a coordination mechanism to seek a stronger
unity and sense of identity of this community as recommended by the Workshop
Report. With added participations of the user community, the related fields
such as x-ray FELs, and the developing countries, the high field science will
be developed under the broader scope.
TOPFuture directions
- Under ICUIL, several activities planned during the Coordinating Committee
will be implemented, such as the First International Symposium on Ultrahigh
Intensity Lasers: Development, Science and Emerging Applications” in
Autumn of 2004 in California, and the First Workshop on Specification of High-Intensity
Short-Pulse Lasers collocated at the above symposium.
- At ICUIL, there will be active interactions between the laser community
and the accelerator community for development of the ultrashort pulse x-ray
and gamma-ray sources for material science, biological research and nuclear
and high energy physics research.
- The Asian community is preparing to propose a Panel under ICUIL: the Asian
Laser Network on High Intensity Laser Science, in order to promote interactions
among the Asian countries which show significant progress recently in science
and technology. When linked to the networks in Europe and North America, the
scientific activities could be pursued on a global scale by participation
of the international community.
- For several years, these activities will be pursued on the scientific bases.
When important proposal arises requiring the international participation,
these activities will be brought back to the OECD Global Science Forum for
consideration of the policy makers.
TOPMembers of the OECD Global Science Forum Coordinating Committee on Compact High-Intensity Short-Pulse Lasers (January 2002-January 2004)
| Chair
| Y. Kato
| JAERI, Japan
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| Vice-Chair
| D. Hulin LOA
| France
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| T. Ditmire
| LLNL, USA
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| H. Hutchinson
| RAL, UK
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| S. Michalowski
| OECD
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| G. A. Mourou
| CUOS Univ. Michigan, USA
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| C. H. Nam
| KAIST, Korea
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| W. Sandner
| MBI, Germany
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| S. Svanberg/C.-G. Wahlstrom
| Univ. Lund, Sweden
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TOPMembers of IUPAP Working Group: International Committee on Ultrahigh Intensity Lasers (ICUIL) (October 2003-October 2006)
| Chair
| Y. Kato
| JAERI, Japan
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| Vice-Chair
| D. Hulin LOA
| France
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| C. P. J. Barty
| LLNL, USA
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| S. L Chin Univ.
| Laval, Canada
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| H. Hutchinson
| RAL, UK
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| S. Michalowski
| OECD
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| G. A. Mourou
| CUOS Univ. Michigan, USA
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| C. H. Nam
| KAIST, Korea
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| W. Sandner
| MBI, Germany
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| C.-G. Wahlstrom
| Univ. Lund, Sweden
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| J. Zhang Inst.
| Physics, China
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