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5 November 2026
CPACT Webinar Recording | Multimodal Fiber Optic Spectroscopy: Bridging the Gap from Lab to Real-Time Process Control

Our R&D Manager Dr. Alexander Novikov presented the webinar “Multimodal Fiber Optic Spectroscopy: Bridging the Gap from Lab to Real-Time Process Control” on 11 June 2026 as part of the CPACT webinar series. CPACT, the Centre for Process Analytics and Control Technology, is a leading international community focused on Process Analytical Technology (PAT) and advanced […]

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21 October 2026
Day of Photonics 2026

Today, 21 October, is the Day of Photonics. The date marks the day in 1983 when the General Conference on Weights and Measures fixed the speed of light at exactly 299,792,458 m/s. The European Photonics Industry Consortium (EPIC) started the Day of Photonics in 2014 to make the field more visible outside labs and companies. […]

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30 October 2026
EAS 2026 | 16-18 November 2026 | Crowne Plaza Princeton Conference Center, Plainsboro, NJ, USA

Our CEO, Dr. Stefanie Foerster, will represent art photonics GmbH at the Eastern Analytical Symposium & Exposition (EAS 2026), taking place 16–18 November 2026 at the Crowne Plaza Princeton Conference Center in Plainsboro, New Jersey. During the show, Stefanie will join our close partner M Yusuf at the Situs Light booth, #L1. From Laboratory Analysis […]

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13 October 2026
analytica China 2026 | 16-18 November 2026 | Shanghai New International Expo Centre (SNIEC), China

art photonics will be represented at analytica China 2026 in Shanghai from 16 to 18 November 2026. Together with our local distribution partner, UniqueRay Technologies Limited (Uray), we will be presenting our specialty fiber-optic solutions for inline Process Analytical Technology (PAT) and laboratory spectroscopy at Booth # E6.6920. At art photonics, we design and manufacture […]

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About Our Company
art photonics GmbH, founded in Berlin in September 1998, is one of the worldwide leaders in development and production of specialty fiber products for a broad spectrum from 300 nm to 16 µm. Unique technologies of Polycrystalline Mid InfraRed (PIR-) fibers and Metal coated Silica fibers are used for assembly of various spectroscopy probes for medical diagnostics and industrial process control, in volume production of fiber for medical and industrial lasers, for different fiber bundles, etc. Since January 2024 art photonics GmbH is a member of NYNOMIC GROUP.
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Development of the novel hook-shaped ATR probes

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19 February 2020

Within the MIRACLE project, art photonics GmbH developed the first prototypes of the unique hook-shaped fiber optic MIR probe for arthroscopy. The innovative MIR hook probe is based on the optical system of fibers and mirrors and satisfied the strict requirements from clinicians: tiny diameter (less than 3 mm), biocompatible materials and 90o angle hook shape. The above-mentioned features allow to reach distinct areas of cartilage for manual probing during the arthroscopy.

Two technical designs were engineered by art photonics. The first design enables multiple use of the probe due to high-resistant diamond tip. Second design solves the problem of low signal due to extra-sensitive disposable fiber loop on the end for single-time measurement.

The both prototypes were extensively tested together with consortium partners University of Eastern Finland on cartilage samples in Kuopio and showed reliable performance in recognition of crucial spectral markers of osteoarthritis.

The hook-shaped probe is essential part of the clinical device to be built in cooperation with technical partners as OptoPrecision GmbH, Nanoplus GmbH, IRIS and Norwegian University of Life Sciences and conform with the European Medical Device Regulation EU 2017/745.

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