Radiation detection with optical amplification
US8674312B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 22, 2012 |
| Grant date | Mar 18, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 25, 2032 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01T1/2978
- WIPO fieldEnvironmental technology
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A device for detecting ionizing radiation includes a radiation interaction region configured to generate light in response to an interaction with the ionizing radiation, an optical gain medium region in optical communication with the radiation interaction region and configured to amplify the light, and an energy source coupled to the optical gain medium region and configured to maintain a state of population inversion in the optical gain medium region. The optical gain medium region has an emission wavelength that corresponds with a wavelength of the light generated by the radiation interaction region.
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