MIRACLE - art photonics

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22 July 2025

Honoring Our Founder Dr. Viacheslav Artyushenko's Feature in MagnateView Magazine

By Stanislav Perevoschikov

We are thrilled to share some truly exciting news that gets to the very heart of who we are at art photonics. Our founder, Dr. Viacheslav Artyushenko, is being celebrated on the cover of MagnateView Magazine in a feature story titled, "A Visionary Path in Fiber Optics." For anyone who knows the history of specialty […]

9 July 2025

We are hiring: Senior Product Line Manager in Berlin

By Stanislav Perevoschikov

art photonics is looking for a Senior Product Line Manager to join our team in Berlin. As a key member of our company, you will: You should have a proven track record in technical product management and be fluent in both German and English. If this sounds like the right challenge for you, we invite […]

Latest Events

10 July 2025

Colloquium Spectroscopicum Internationale XLIV | 30 July 2025, Ulm, Germany

By Stanislav Perevoschikov

Are you facing challenges in obtaining reliable chemical information during process monitoring? Our latest multi-modal fiber optic probe delivers data from ATR, Transflection, and Raman spectroscopy at the same measurement point**, giving you a fuller picture in real time. During CSI XLIV in Ulm, art photonics will present this technology in detail. Dr. Viacheslav Artyushenko, […]

24 June 2025

Day 1 at Laser World of Photonics in Munich!

By Stanislav Perevoschikov

LASER World of PHOTONICS 2025 has officially commenced, and art photonics GmbH is excited to participate in one of the world's leading photonics events in Munich. Visit the Nynomic AG Group at Booth A3.218! We are proudly exhibiting as part of the Nynomic family, alongside our esteemed partners including NLIR, Avantes, and other leading companies […]

MIRACLE: Mid-infrared arthroscopy innovative imaging system for real-time clinical in depth examination and diagnosis of degenerative joint diseases

MIRACLE will push towards commercialisation the first mid-infrared (MIR) arthroscopy probe for in-depth evaluation of articular cartilage enabling early diagnosis of degenerative joint diseases such as osteoarthritis (OA). The proposed device is intended for use during arthroscopy, a minimally invasive surgery. Currently, the surgeon’s decision-making is based on visual inspection and manual probing of the cartilage tissue which is highly subjective and of poor repeatability. MIRACLE concept is to assess changes to the biochemical composition of articular cartilage, which precede OA. This will be achieved combining three novel photonics components: (i) a quantum cascade laser array tailored to biodiagnostics, (ii) an on-chip beam combiner for efficient radiation coupling, and (iii) a MIR sensing probe for imaging. These components will be integrated in a medical device to be placed in the arthroscopy market. In addition, to add value to the European medical equipment industry, MIRACLE strives towards cost reduction of OA patients contributing to more affordable public healthcare and promoting well-being in the European ageing population.

art photonics‘ role in joint work will be to develop and provide flexible IR-fibers for quantum cascade lasers (QCL) coupling with the distal end of arthroscopic probe.

The unique polycrystalline fiber technology for 4-16µm range and unique design of ATR-diamond tip will enable efficient and flexible coupling of QCL with detector. This worldwide first prototype of IR-fiber spectral sensor will open the first opportunity to see molecular changes in cartilage composition in-vivo, to link them with its specific decease and find the best way of the related treatment for a fast cartilage recovery.

This project received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under Grant Agreement No 780598. The project is an initiative of the Photonics Public Private Partnership.