{"id":1262,"date":"2023-05-30T17:19:55","date_gmt":"2023-05-30T17:19:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fipp.creol.ucf.edu\/?page_id=1262"},"modified":"2026-06-01T21:09:56","modified_gmt":"2026-06-01T21:09:56","slug":"research","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/creol.ucf.edu\/lpl\/research\/","title":{"rendered":"Research"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"1262\" class=\"elementor elementor-1262\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2fce6474 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2fce6474\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f099f06 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f099f06\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-54d4abf6 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"54d4abf6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3cb9d08d elementor-widget__width-initial animated-slow elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3cb9d08d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" id=\"top\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Our <b>research<\/b> is organized into a set of core areas that reflect the full scope of how high-power laser systems are studied and applied.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4cc6e071 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4cc6e071\" data-element_type=\"container\" 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data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>When high-power light meets matter, complex and often extreme interactions occur. This area focuses on understanding those moments\u2014where energy is transferred, materials respond, and the boundaries of stability and damage are revealed.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5990ec0a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5990ec0a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" id=\"prop-env\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-761553f7 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"761553f7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-40622e37 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"40622e37\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6cb38bc1 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6cb38bc1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-66b7bbe1 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"66b7bbe1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6d1c0180 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6d1c0180\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Propagation <br> &amp; Environment<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-206b010e elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"206b010e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>As high-power light moves through the world, it encounters constantly shifting conditions that shape its path and behavior. 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