CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS

We have issued our report dated March 6, 1997, accompanying the consolidated
financial statements and included in the Annual Report of INRAD, Inc. on Form
10-K for the year ended December 31, 1996. We hereby consent to the
incorporation by reference of said report in the Registration Statements of
INRAD, Inc. on Form S-8 (SEC File No. 333-17883, effective December 13, 1996).


GRANT THORNTON LLP

Parsippany, New Jersey
March 6, 1997