2009-08-27 : A.R.T. Photonics to Exhibit at SPIE Europe Security + Defence 2009

A.R.T. Photonics will be exhibiting at SPIE Europe Security + Defence 2009, on 1st & 2nd September 2009 at the Berliner Congress Centre BCC, Berlin. SPIE Europe Security + Defence is Europe's top security and defence exhibition focussed on providing its attendees access and networking opportunities to suppliers from around the globe.
A.R.T. Photonics is looking forward to welcoming you within Berliner Congress Centre (BCC) at stand 32. We invite you to see our new product: ATR probes for the optical “finger print” region at 4-17µm.

Further information about SPIE Europe Security + Defence 2009: www.spie.org

2008-11-11 : Fiber Optic Accessories for Biological Experiments

ART-Optrode 0.4-0.52 was specially designed for investigations of light inducted biological process in different type of tissue and bio-cells. This probe was successfully applied in several biological experiments.

Main features:

Different laser types (UV-VIS-NIR);
Subminiature construction;
Adjustable insertion length;
Metal coated fiber allows the using of the optical fiber as an electrical contact or electrode.

ART-Optrode 0.4-0.52

2007-04-26 : NEWSLETTER Issue No. 702 April 2007

ART-SPM16 Fiber Spectrometer with Advanced Fiber Probes

The strong synergy effect from the coupling of spectroscopy systems with fiber optics opens the new horizons in spectroscopy applications as the need to bring the samples into a spectrometer after a cumbersome and costly preparation is completely eliminated. The pictures to the right demonstrates a fiberoptic probe to be used for quality control in vegetable oil, which has been developed by Technoplus GmbH. This fiberoptic application is intended to partially substitute laboratory analysis which costs up to €250 per sample and also to allow continuous monitoring of oil quality during production.

Using fiber probes coupled to a spectrometer enables to apply spectroscopy methods in various modalities (reflection, transmission, Raman and fluorescence) for almost any media at long distance (up to 1km), in real time and in-situ. Fiber spectroscopy works even under the most extreme environmental conditions, fulfills the demands of medical applications, leaves your precious samples unchanged and is the cost efficient tool to monitor and control physical, chemical, biological and environmental processes.

2006-03-21 : Newsletter: Issue No. 602 March 2006

Advanced Fiber Probes for Process Spectroscopy in Broad Spectrum of 0.2-16µm

Incorporation of Silica Fiber probes in spectroscopy open the new horizons in spectroscopy applications – thanks to fiber optic probes there is no need to bring the samples into a spectrometer after cumbersome preparation.

Fiber probe coupled with spectrometer enables to get spectra of reflection and transmission, Raman and fluorescence from any media at long distance (up to 1km), in real time and in-situ – including harsh environment conditions or medical diagnostics in-vivo. This synergy effect of fiber optics advantages and broad variety of spectroscopy methods has modified drastically the market of PAT – Process Analytical Technologies, - in pharmacy, food, chemical, polymer and petrochemical industry, market of medical diagnostics – like early cancer recognition by PDD-method (Photo Dynamic Diagnostics), environment pollution monitoring with portable fiber spectrometers, etc.

While now a lot of OEM companies produce different silica fiber probes for spectroscopy and fiber coupled laboratory and portable spectrometers, there are some advanced results where A.R.T. Photonics GmbH is leading the development and production of High Temperature Silica fiber probes based on innovative design with assembly of Copper or Aluminum coated Silica fibers. As these fibers may withstand high Temperature (up to 600°C for Cu-coated fibers) – then their assembly in Stainless Steel tubes with no use of epoxy or any other components sensitive to temperature allows to couple them with portable or laboratory spectrometers and to use for combustion process control, for example, in 0.2-2.4µm range.

More details on Silica fiber probes are available at www.artphotonics.com – where they are presented together with 2 types of mini-spectrometers produced for 350-850nm range: SpectroART-14.1 and SPM16.

2006-01-31 : Newsletter Issue No. 601 January 2006

Fiber Cables for High-Power Lasers of 0.2-18µm Range

High Power Silica Cables for Laser Power Delivery

Broad variety of High Power fiber (HP-) cables from A.R.T. Photonics GmbH, Berlin, has been expanded in 2005 and provides new possibilities of flexible laser power delivery in industrial and medical applications.

In addition to HP-cables assembled with innovative HP-SMA-connectors made with inner Copper ferrules the new Super High Power (SHP-) cables could deliver more power – up to several kW from Diode and Solid State lasers, - due to their assembly with SHP-connectors with diameters 2.5, 4, 10 and 15mm, or Mitsubishi connectors of D-80 and D-200 types. Bespoken SHP-connector design may include Copper protection by Sapphire rings to prevent Copper evaporation by intensive laser beam.

HP- and SHP-cables can be protected by polymer coated metal armor or MKS-jacketing (Stainless Steel / Kevlar / Silicon) for durable protection of silica fibers inside - which diameter spans from 100μm to 2mm. In-house technology of precise assembly allows to assembled single HP & SHP-cables with a length from 50mm to 100m.

2004-09-10 : First Single-Mode PIR-fiber developed by A.R.T. Photonics for Darwin Program of ESA

The very 1st samples of single-mode Polycrystalline InfraRed (PIR) fibers have been fabricated by A.R.T. Photonics for 4-18µm range in result of successful collaboration with Astrium (EADS) and Technical University of Vienna in 2 year Project of ESA Darwin Program. Hot news on the 1st SM-PIR-fibers have been published by optics.org in September 2004 and more details are available HERE