Spectrum Detector, Inc. working with Scientist from NIST Boulder receive an FLC award for "Excellence in Technology Transfer".

Don Dooley, President of Spectrum Detector and Dr. John Lehman of the National Institute of Standards and Technology received the award on May 8, 2008 at the annual Federal Lab Consortium Meeting in Portland, Oregon.

Lake Oswego, Oregon, May 12, 2008 - Don Dooley, President of Spectrum Detector, Inc. and Dr. John Lehman of the National Institute of Standards and Technology Boulder, have received a 2008 FLC Technology Transfer Award. They were selected, along with 20 other recipients, out of over 300 National Labs for their efforts to bring Precision Optical TRAP Detector technology out of the National Labs. Mr. Dooley worked closely with Dr. John Lehman and others to make this possible. The Optical TRAP Designs had been developed at the Labs over several years to satisfy a need for low uncertainty (less than 0.05%) spectral calibration transfer standards for the calibration of Fiber Optic Power Meters in the 0.25 to 1.8 µm range.

Since the initial Technology Transfer occurred, Spectrum Detector has developed a large number of Optical TRAP Detectors and Instruments that include both Silicon and Pyroelectric Detectors that cover the spectrum from 0.2 to 15 µm. They include analog TRAP instruments for use with Lock In Amplifiers and a family of Digital TRAPs powered through a USB connection and supported by LabView Software.

According to Mr. Dooley "We've taken excellent, precision Detector Calibration Technology out of the National Lab and made it available to any company that makes or uses lasers and/or laser power meters".

About Spectrum Detector.

Spectrum Detector, Inc., is a leading manufacturer of standard and custom detectors, electronics and instruments for measuring optical power and energy. The company offers a wide range of advanced solutions including LiTaO₃ pyroelectric detectors, broadband pyroelectric radiometers, silicon and germanium radiometers, pyroelectric and silicon joulemeters, optical and thermal TRAP detectors and THz detectors and instruments. The company also excels at customer service, providing custom engineered detectors and instruments, turnkey optical test sets, NIST traceable calibration in watts and joules and responsive technical support.

For more information, contact Spectrum Detector, Inc., 5825 Jean Road Center, Lake Oswego, OR 97035, dond@spectrumdetector.com, (503) 697-1870. Web: www.spectrumdetector.com