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24 October 2025
Webinar Recording Now Available: A Practical Guide to Selecting the Right Fiber Optic Probe

We extend our sincere thanks to all who attended our recent webinar, "Selecting the Right Fiber Optic Probe for your Application." The event was met with a great response, and the insightful questions from our live attendees underscored that choosing the best tool for spectroscopic analysis remains a key challenge for many scientists and engineers. […]

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17 October 2025
Application note: Precise In-Line Analysis of Alcohol Mixtures with Fiber Optic Probes

What is the real cost of an off-spec batch? In many chemical processes, the precise ratio of components like methanol and ethanol can be the difference between profit and loss. Relying on slow, manual lab sampling means you are often reacting to problems long after they occur, rather than preventing them. This is where direct, […]

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2 November 2025
Herbstkolloquium Prozessanalytik 2025 | 3-5 December 2025 | Frankfurt am Main, Germany

art photonics GmbH is pleased to announce its participation in the upcoming Herbstkolloquium Herbstkolloquium Prozessanalytik 2025 | 3-5 December 2025 | Frankfurt am Main, Germany art photonics GmbH will be participating in the Herbstkolloquium Prozessanalytik 2025, taking place from 3-5 December at the DECHEMA-Haus in Frankfurt am Main. We welcome you to visit us at […]

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17 September 2025
Free Webinar: A Practical Guide to Selecting the Right Fiber Optic Probe

In the world of spectroscopy, the fiber optic probe is the critical link between the analyzer and the sample. The success of an entire analysis—impacting data quality, accuracy, and reproducibility—often hinges on selecting the appropriate probe for the specific application. With a vast array of sample types, environments, and analytical goals, making the right choice […]

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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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