Optically anisotropic composite material, useful as a scintillator material for high spatial resolution x-ray devices or radiation detectors, comprises aligned light absorbing or reflecting fibers embedded in transparent material

摘要

An optically anisotropic composite material (3), comprising parallel aligned light absorbing or reflecting fibers (2) embedded in a transparent material. A novel optically anisotropic composite material (3) comprises parallel aligned light absorbing or reflecting fibers (2) embedded in a transparent optical material or a transparent polycrystalline ceramic. Independent claims are also included for: (i) a high spatial resolution x-ray device comprising the above optically anisotropic composite material as scintillator material; (ii) a high spatial resolution electromagnetic radiation detector comprising the above optically anisotropic composite material as scintillator material; and (iii) a process for producing the above optically anisotropic composite scintillator material.