We’re thrilled to share that our latest research paper has been published: Coherent beam combining strategies for high-energy and high-repetition rate lasers dedicated to inertial nuclear fusion applications Pierre Lebegue, Marie Froidevaux, Jonas Benjamin Ohland, Cyril Rapeneau, Doina Badarau, Joanna de Sousa, Loïc Meignien, Ivan Doudet, Nolan Chan, Benoit[…]

Laser Engineers and Researchers teamed up for building the next generation of beam stabilization systems. The THRILL project continues to advance the frontier of adaptive optics (AO) technology with a dedicated hands-on training on Real-Time Computer (RTC) installation, held at GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung in Darmstadt, Germany. In mid-October,[…]

THRILL decided to adopt the living standard for a meta-data rich structure data storage developed within the HELPMI project for the acquisition and exchange of laser operations data.The HELPMI format was validated in 2024, within a pilot implementation at GSI and confirmed by machine learning (ML) practitioners within THRILL[…]

From 23-24 June 2025, the THRILL consortium gathered in Hamburg, Germany, for this year’s General Assembly, hosted by our partners at European XFEL. The meeting opened on Monday morning with a comprehensive status update by project coordinator Vincent Bagnoud, who reviewed key milestones, deliverables, and project highlights from recent[…]

A recent online workshop held on June 4, 2025, brought together the developers and potential users to present the current status and discuss the roadmap of the OPOSSUM (Open-source Optics Simulation System and Unified Modeler) software framework. Developed within the THRILL project, OPOSSUM aims to be a flexible, open-source[…]

The THRILL consortium is proud to announce that Jonas B. Ohland, a THRILL collaborator from the first hour, has been awarded a prestigious grant by the German Federal Ministry of Research, Technology and Space (BMFTR) under its “Fusionstalente” program. The funding will support the establishment of his own young[…]

Thrilled to share that Vincent Bagnoud had the opportunity to present the latest developments of our THRILL project at the Laserlab-Europe General Assembly, hosted at the STFC in Didcot, UK, on 14 May 2025. For more information on our project, follow us on LinkedIn!

We’re excited to share that our latest research paper has been published: Coherent combining of large-aperture high-energy Nd:glass laser amplifiers P. Lebegue, J. De Sousa, C. Rapenau, D. Badarau, J. Andrieu, P. Audebert, F. Druon and D. Papadopouloshttp://doi.org/10.1017/hpl.2024.84 Abstract: We present coherent beam combining of nanosecond pulses with 20-J[…]

We are thrilled to share that our first newsletter is out now, highlighting the progress, people, and purpose behind our project. In this issue, you’ll find: To view the newsletter, visit: https://www.thrill-project.eu/thrill-newsletter-1/

It’s time to look back on our achievements and highlights from the second year of the THRILL project! As we enter the third year of our project, we can report some great results in the last 12 months, from promising tests and experiments to two new publications and a successful summer[…]