Award-winning developments in neutron detection with stilbene crystals
NORTHVALE, NJ, May 6, 2015 – Inrad Optics is pleased to announce it has been selected as a winner of a CLEO/Laser Focus World Innovation Award for its development of stilbene material. The CLEO/Laser Focus World Innovation Awards recognize outstanding companies that have made major contributions to advancing the field of optics and photonics through recently launched products and services.
Crystalline stilbene is an organic scintillator used for radiation detection and is well-suited for discrimination between fast neutrons and a gamma-ray background. A fast neutron is one with kinetic energy above approximately 1 MeV. Fast neutron counting, spectroscopy, and imaging have applications in medicine, industry, research, defense, and homeland security. Inrad Optics produces stilbene using a proprietary low-temperature solution growth technology. This method yields high-quality, low-stress material.
Amy Eskilson, president and CEO, Inrad Optics, said “The 2015 CLEO/Laser Focus World Innovation Award highlights the great work our team is doing to bring stilbene from R&D to commercial production. We are proud that this material may enable next-generation detection systems to better protect the American public against nuclear threats.”
"For fifty years, Laser Focus World has reported on notable advancements in the optoelectronic industry. This year we received a number of potential award-winning submissions presenting significant advances in the field of lasers and electro-optics," said Conard Holton, editor-in-chief, Laser Focus World. "We continue to be amazed by the level of innovative technology advances put forth by award applicants. This work has been supported by the US Department of Homeland Security, Domestic Nuclear Detection Office, under competitively awarded contract HSHQDC-14-C-00067. This support does not constitute an express or implied endorsement on the part of the Government.
This work has been supported by the US Department of Homeland Security, Domestic Nuclear Detection Office, under competitively awarded contract HSHQDC-14-C-00067. This support does not constitute an express or implied endorsement on the part of the Government.
About Inrad Optics
Inrad Optics is a manufacturer of exceptional quality crystalline materials and devices, fabricated high precision glass, and metal optical components. Originally founded as Interactive Radiation in 1973, Inrad Optics is a globally recognized brand of optical solutions.
About CLEO
With a distinguished history as the industry's leading event on laser science, the Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO) is the premier international forum for scientific and technical optics. CLEO 2015 takes place 10-15 May 2015 at the San Jose Convention Center, San Jose, California, USA.
About Laser Focus World
Published since 1965, Laser Focus World is a global media franchise for engineers, researchers, scientists, and technical professionals that provides comprehensive global coverage of optoelectronic and photonic technologies, applications, and markets.