Participation as the sole institution from Asia in the newly established The Diode Technology Working Group

2025/10/09
  • Hamamatsu Photonics K. K.
    Headquarters: 325-6, Sunayama-cho, Chuo-ku,
    Hamamatsu City, Japan
    President and CEO: Tadashi Maruno

Hamamatsu Photonics is proud to announce its participation as the sole institution from Asia in the newly established The Diode Technology Working Group, part of the STARFIRE Hub initiative led by Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL). This framework is designed to accelerate the commercialization of inertial fusion energy (IFE)*.

The working group brings together world-leading institutions to collaboratively define the technical requirements and assess the feasibility of diode technologies essential for realizing IFE. Through this effort, the group aims to drive innovation across industry-wide progress in high-power diode technology and contribute to the advancement of fusion energy solutions.

Its objectives include:

 

・Developing a common definition of diode reliability relevant to IFE

・Developing a standard for reliability tests for diodes in IFE applications

・Driving the convergence of requirements between IFE laser drivers and laser diodes

 

Participating organizations and companies include:

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (USA), Ferdinand-Braun-Institut (Germany), Leonardo Electronics (USA), TRUMPF Photonics (Germany), Coherent Corp. (USA), Lumibird (France), Fraunhofer Institute for Laser Technology (Germany), and Hamamatsu Photonics K.K. (Japan).

 

Hamamatsu Photonics seeks to advance fusion energy technology and foster innovation in industry-wide progress in high-power diode technology through this collaboration.

 

* In this context, Inertial Fusion Energy (IFE) refers specifically to power generation using laser fusion.