NSF OPAL highlighted in Optics & Photonics News’ March 2026 issue

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  The proposed NSF OPAL system parameters and capabilities significantly extend the current state of the art in ultrahigh peak power, ultrafast lasers and will serve national and international research communities for decades to come.
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The article, “Ultraintense Lasers: Reaching for the Brightest Light”, highlights NSF OPAL as a next-generation research infrastructure advancing ultrahigh-intensity laser-matter interactions.