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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 14, 2026
Filed:
Apr. 12, 2022
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA (US);
Technion Research & Development Foundation Limited, Haifa, IL;
John Joannopoulos, Belmont, MA (US);
Steven Johnson, Arlington, MA (US);
Marin Soljacic, Belmont, MA (US);
Steven Kooi, Lexington, MA (US);
Justin Beroz, Cambridge, MA (US);
Ido Kaminer, Haifa, IL;
Nicholas Rivera, Somerville, MA (US);
Yi Yang, Cambridge, MA (US);
Charles Roques-Carmes, Cambridge, MA (US);
Ali Ghorashi, Boston, MA (US);
Zin Lin, Boston, MA (US);
Nicolas Romeo, Somerville, MA (US);
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA (US);
TECHNION RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENTAL FOUNDATION LIMITED, Haifa, IL;
Abstract
Methods and systems are disclosed that enhance the yield and speed of emission and control the spectral and angular emission of light emitted by materials under irradiation by high-energy particles through a process known as scintillation. In each case, a photonic structure (of nano- or micron-scale feature sizes) is integrated with a scintillating material, and the photonic structure enhances the yield or controls the spectrum of the material. Various embodiments of this technology and practical demonstrations are disclosed.