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15 January 2025
Technical Note: ATR Crystal Choice for Fiber-Based Process Spectroscopy

We are pleased to announce the release of our latest technical note, “ATR Crystal Choice for Fiber-Based Process Spectroscopy.” This comprehensive guide emphasizes the importance of Attenuated Total Reflectance (ATR) and mid-IR spectroscopy for precise, real-time process monitoring across diverse industries, including chemical processing, biopharmaceuticals, and food production. The technical note provides an overview of […]

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2 January 2025
3-A Hygienic Certification for NIR Transflection Probe

Did you know that in 2024, art photonics GmbH achieved the prestigious 3-A Hygienic Certification for our newly designed NIR Transflection Probe? This milestone underscores our commitment to delivering cutting-edge spectroscopy solutions that adhere to the highest hygienic design standards. Regulatory hurdles often complicate the adoption of in-line spectroscopy for food quality control and process […]

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8 January 2025
SPIE Photonics West 2025 | 25–30 January 2025, San Francisco, USA

We are pleased to announce our participation in SPIE Photonics West 2025, the leading global event for spectroscopy and photonics, taking place from January 25–30 in San Francisco. Additionally, we are excited to present at the BiOS conference on January 26, where we will showcase our latest fiber optic solutions for biomedical and process analytical […]

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5 December 2024
art photonics at the 19th Herbstkolloquium Prozessanalytik 2024

We’re excited to announce our presence at the 19th Herbstkolloquium Prozessanalytik, taking place from December 4–6, 2024, at Merck Darmstadt. At Booth #1, we will demonstrate how the compact Bruker FTIR Alpha II, equipped with our custom-designed fiber coupler and fiber probe, can be used for remote spectroscopy and advanced process control applications. As a […]

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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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UV 200-400 nm
Visible
Near IR 750-2500 nm
Mid IR 2.5 - 18 µm

Mid-IR HWG Cables

Main features:

  • High trasmission in the range 3-17µm
  • No Frensel reflection losses
  • Customized for any part of Mid IR spectrum
  • Low numerical aperture
  • Non-hydroscopic and non-toxic

Available from stock:

 

Description

art photonics offers FlexiRay® Fiber Cables for a broad Mid-Infrared spectral range 3 – 17μm. Based on Hollow Glass Waveguides, produced in house, FlexiRay® fiber cables are used in a wide range of applications including Mid-IR light delivery, spectroscopy, CO, CO2 and Quantum Cascade laser delivery. HWG cables are available with a variety of standard fiber diameters with SMA-905 connectors. Manufacturing technologies of art photonics assure precise fiber position inside the connector ferrule and a perfect surface quality of the fiber end. Before shipping, each fiber cable passes through the detailed Quality Control procedure.

For more information please visit our “Downloads” section and find relative articles at our “Publications” page.

Specs

Specifications for Hollow WaveGuides Cables

Specification
Glass capillary
SiO2
Fresnel Reflection Losses 0%
Attenuation at designed minimum see table below
Core Diameter (standard) see table below
Effective Numerical Aperture NA 0.05+/-0.01
Bending losses, ø=400mm, full loop 360o 1 dB
Protective Jacket Acrylate + Fluoro polymer
Connectors SMA-905
Operating Temperature –50°C to +90°C
Minimum Elastic Bending Radius 150 x [Inner Diameter]
Max cable length 3m
Parameters of standard Hollow Glass Waveguides
Code Inner diameter µm Outer diameter, µm Protective Jacket, µm Optical losses at 10.6µm wavelength, dB/m Min. bending Radius, mm
HWG 500 500 ± 25 650 ± 20 1000 ± 30 0.7 75
HWG 750 750 ± 30 950 ± 25 1300 ± 50 0.5 100
HWG 1000 1000 ± 30 1300 ± 25 1600 ± 50 0.3 150

Downloads

PDF file art photonics - HWG Cable - Datasheet

 

Applications

  • Power delivery for CO- and CO2-Lasers
  • Flexible cables for Quantum Cascade Lasers and Spectral Systems
  • Spectral analysis of gas mixtures

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