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21 November 2024
Stock Sale: Discounted IR Cables Available Now!

art photonics is excited to announce a special stock sale featuring discounted prices on our IR fibers and cables. These high-performance products are ideal for a variety of applications in spectroscopy, process monitoring, and industrial solutions. Take advantage of reduced pricing on the following IR fiber cables, available for immediate shipment: All products in this […]

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2 November 2024
Join Our Team: Sales Manager Position Open at art photonics

art photonics GmbH is thrilled to announce an exciting career opportunity! We are looking for a motivated and experienced Sales Manager to join our team and drive growth in the European market. As a Sales Manager, you will play a key role in managing and developing customer relationships, with a focus on optical probes for […]

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19 November 2024
Herbstkolloquium Prozessanalytik 2024 | 4–6 December 2024, Merck Darmstadt, Germany

art photonics GmbH is proud to announce its participation in the 19th Herbstkolloquium Prozessanalytik, taking place from December 4–6, 2024, at Merck Darmstadt. We will be showcasing our innovative fiber spectroscopy solutions for in-line process control at Booth №1, including: Additionally, our colleague Andrea Teuber will deliver a presentation, providing insights into the role of […]

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11 November 2024
PIA 2024 | 19-21 November, 2024, Singapore EXPO, Singapore

Join art photonics at PIA 2024 in Singapore! art photonics GmbH, in collaboration with our partner tec5 AG, will be exhibiting at Booth E07 at Process Innovation Asia-Pacific (PIA) 2024. We invite you to visit us to explore our advanced fiber optics technologies for in-line process control. Our Fiber Optic Probes are specifically designed to […]

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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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