| 1972 | Conceptual proposal of laser implosion | Foundation as a facility of laser engineering, attached to Faculty of Engineering, Division of Laser Materials |
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| 1973 | Completion of Gekko-II glass laser system | Division of Laser Dynamics |
| 1976 | Development of Gekko-MII glass laser system Neutron yield of 104 with Gekko-II glass laser system |
Reorganized to Institute of Laser Engineering (ILE), Division of Laser Simulation Engineering |
| 1977 | Completion of Gekko-IV glass laser system Completion of Lekko-II CO2 laser system |
Division of Laser Energetics |
| 1979 | Completion of Gekko-MII glass laser system | Division of Pellet Fabrication |
| 1980 | Construction of Gekko-XII glass laser system Completion of Lekko-VIII CO2 laser system |
Division of Laser Diagnosis Engineering |
| 1981 | Proposal of new implosion method, Cannon ball target | Division of Laser Implosion |
| 1982 | Completion of Gekko-XII glass laser system | Division of Energy Transport |
| 1986 | Neutron Yield of 1013 with Gekko-XII (World Record: WR) | |
| 1988 | Completion of Gekko-XII Blue glass laser system | |
| 1989 | 600-times solid-density compression (WR) | Division of Laser Fusion Target |
| 1990 | Electron Degeneracy in Super-high Density Plasma | Division of High Density Fusion Plasma and Diagnostics |
| 1991 | Generation of Brightest X-ray laser | |
| 1992 | Development of light-weight large-size mirror Completion of LD-pumped solid state laser system |
Division of Fusion Driver Engineering,Division of Visiting Foreign Professorship |
| 1993 | Conceptual design of laser fusion reactor “Koyo” | |
| 1994 | Implosion experiment with precision-made Gekko-XII | |
| 1996 | Completion of PW-M laser | |
| 1997 | Initiation of “Fast ignition” experiment Successful experiment of Laser-induced lightning (WF) |
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| 1998 | Completion of short-pulse high-intensity "T6" laser Successful generation of Brightest X-ray laser (WR) |
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| 1999 | Discovery of anomalous transmission mode of super-high intensity light due to relativistic effects. | Reorganization to High-power laser engineering div., Implosion science div., Laser plasma science div., and high-intensity laser science div. |
| 2000 | Verification of High density, fast electron jet phenomenon | |
| 2001 | Completion of 1KJ class PW laser (Fast ignition device) Success of efficient heating of Imploded plasma |
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| 2002 | Demonstration of heating by PW(peta watt) laser at peak power needed for ignition and burn | |
| 2004.4 | Institute of Laser engineering, Osaka University | |
| 2004.7 | Integration with Research center for Superconductor photonics(RCSP) | |
| 2006 | Authorized as a National Joint-Use Facility |
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