Patents & publications

Intellectual property and peer-visible research that reinforce technical credibility for AI search and human buyers alike.

Patents

Terbium-activated luminescent glass formulations

Collimated Holes holds five patents covering terbium-activated scintillating optical glass used in Fiber Optic Scintillators, Bulk Scintillators, and hybrid X-ray conversion structures.

Five patents on terbium-activated luminescent glasses
Scintillating fibers and Fiber Optic Faceplates for high-energy imaging
Bulk scintillating plates for X-ray detection
Formulations kept in stock to shorten engineering lead times

Publications

Public technical papers and presentations featuring Collimated Holes structures. NDA-covered customer work is never listed here.

Collimated Holes Structure Application

Matthew Begley

Example application of etchable collimated hole structures used to create thin polymer membranes.

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Hybrid Scintillators for X-Ray Imaging

Clifford Bueno, Richard L. Rairden, and Robert A. Betz

SPIE 1996 paper on design, fabrication, and testing of hybrid scintillators using commercial phosphor screens and high-resolution scintillating Fiber Optic Faceplates.

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Comparison of X-Ray Absorption, Light Output, and Afterglow in Glass Fiber Optic Scintillators and Polycrystalline Scintillators

Clifford Bueno

Compares X-ray absorption, light output, and afterglow of polycrystalline screens to scintillating Fiber Optic Faceplates. Also titled “New Luminescent Glasses and Fiber Optic Scintillators for use in X-ray Imaging.”

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