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Infrared photonics for healthcare: A roadmap for proactive and predictive health management

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Main Authors:	Hinkov, Borislav, Kunsch, Johannes, Mäntele, Werner, Sterczewski, Lukasz, Sánchez-Illana, Ángel, Béjar-Grimalt, Jaume, Navarro-Esteve, Víctor, Perez-Guaita, David, Mittelstädt, Alexander, Clark, Philippa, Lepro, Valentino, Janik, Sergius, Lubinski, Thorsten, de Carvalho, Luis Felipe das Chagas e Silva, Byrne, Hugh James, Korkmaz, Filiz, Kaluza, Michael, Saita, Mattia, Melchior, Lars, Dabrowska, Alicja, Ramer, Georg, Lendl, Bernhard, Woitzik, Nathalie, Gerwert, Klaus, Gardner, Peter, Tariel, Hugues, Sire, Olivier, Petay, Margaux, Holub, Elisabeth, Brandstetter, Markus, Duswald, Kristina, Karl, Verena, Meirer, Florian, Kenner, Lukas, Rangel, Gabriela Flores, Mizaikoff, Boris, Sy, Mohamed, Farooq, Aamir, Voronina, Liudmila, Huber, Marinus, Eissa, Tarek, Dietmann, Katharina, Gatto, Lorenzo, Žigman, Mihaela, Rebel, Joseph, Fleischmann, Frank, Mnich, Jakub, Sotor, Jarosław, Saadany, Bassam, Budden, Matthias, Gebert, Thomas, Schossig, Marco, Baliga, Shankar, Olsen, Timothy, Harrower, Christopher, Zorin, Ivan, Lindner, Chiara, Takeuchi, Shigeki, Ramelow, Sven, Gattinger, Paul, Stark, David, Vass, Réka-Eszter, Keller, Killian, Cargioli, Alessio, Beck, Mattias, Faist, Jérôme, Weih, Robert, Nauschütz, Josephine, Scheuermann, Julian, Fordyce, Jordan, Koeth, Johannes, Mak, Ka Fai, Weigel, Alexander, Piramidowicz, Ryszard, Stopiński, Stanisław, Guina, Mircea, Viheriälä, Jukka, Jaeschke, Felix, Fomina, Polina, Novikov, Alexander, Artyushenko, Viacheslav, Sinev, Ivan, Glebov, Nikita, Dagli, Berkay, Altug, Hatice
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Published:	2026
Subjects:	Applied Physics
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author	Hinkov, Borislav Kunsch, Johannes Mäntele, Werner Sterczewski, Lukasz Sánchez-Illana, Ángel Béjar-Grimalt, Jaume Navarro-Esteve, Víctor Perez-Guaita, David Mittelstädt, Alexander Clark, Philippa Lepro, Valentino Janik, Sergius Lubinski, Thorsten de Carvalho, Luis Felipe das Chagas e Silva Byrne, Hugh James Korkmaz, Filiz Kaluza, Michael Saita, Mattia Melchior, Lars Dabrowska, Alicja Ramer, Georg Lendl, Bernhard Woitzik, Nathalie Gerwert, Klaus Gardner, Peter Tariel, Hugues Sire, Olivier Petay, Margaux Holub, Elisabeth Brandstetter, Markus Duswald, Kristina Karl, Verena Meirer, Florian Kenner, Lukas Rangel, Gabriela Flores Mizaikoff, Boris Sy, Mohamed Farooq, Aamir Voronina, Liudmila Huber, Marinus Eissa, Tarek Dietmann, Katharina Gatto, Lorenzo Žigman, Mihaela Rebel, Joseph Fleischmann, Frank Mnich, Jakub Sotor, Jarosław Saadany, Bassam Budden, Matthias Gebert, Thomas Schossig, Marco Baliga, Shankar Olsen, Timothy Harrower, Christopher Zorin, Ivan Lindner, Chiara Takeuchi, Shigeki Ramelow, Sven Gattinger, Paul Stark, David Vass, Réka-Eszter Keller, Killian Cargioli, Alessio Beck, Mattias Faist, Jérôme Weih, Robert Nauschütz, Josephine Scheuermann, Julian Fordyce, Jordan Koeth, Johannes Mak, Ka Fai Weigel, Alexander Piramidowicz, Ryszard Stopiński, Stanisław Guina, Mircea Viheriälä, Jukka Jaeschke, Felix Fomina, Polina Novikov, Alexander Artyushenko, Viacheslav Sinev, Ivan Glebov, Nikita Dagli, Berkay Altug, Hatice
author_facet	Hinkov, Borislav Kunsch, Johannes Mäntele, Werner Sterczewski, Lukasz Sánchez-Illana, Ángel Béjar-Grimalt, Jaume Navarro-Esteve, Víctor Perez-Guaita, David Mittelstädt, Alexander Clark, Philippa Lepro, Valentino Janik, Sergius Lubinski, Thorsten de Carvalho, Luis Felipe das Chagas e Silva Byrne, Hugh James Korkmaz, Filiz Kaluza, Michael Saita, Mattia Melchior, Lars Dabrowska, Alicja Ramer, Georg Lendl, Bernhard Woitzik, Nathalie Gerwert, Klaus Gardner, Peter Tariel, Hugues Sire, Olivier Petay, Margaux Holub, Elisabeth Brandstetter, Markus Duswald, Kristina Karl, Verena Meirer, Florian Kenner, Lukas Rangel, Gabriela Flores Mizaikoff, Boris Sy, Mohamed Farooq, Aamir Voronina, Liudmila Huber, Marinus Eissa, Tarek Dietmann, Katharina Gatto, Lorenzo Žigman, Mihaela Rebel, Joseph Fleischmann, Frank Mnich, Jakub Sotor, Jarosław Saadany, Bassam Budden, Matthias Gebert, Thomas Schossig, Marco Baliga, Shankar Olsen, Timothy Harrower, Christopher Zorin, Ivan Lindner, Chiara Takeuchi, Shigeki Ramelow, Sven Gattinger, Paul Stark, David Vass, Réka-Eszter Keller, Killian Cargioli, Alessio Beck, Mattias Faist, Jérôme Weih, Robert Nauschütz, Josephine Scheuermann, Julian Fordyce, Jordan Koeth, Johannes Mak, Ka Fai Weigel, Alexander Piramidowicz, Ryszard Stopiński, Stanisław Guina, Mircea Viheriälä, Jukka Jaeschke, Felix Fomina, Polina Novikov, Alexander Artyushenko, Viacheslav Sinev, Ivan Glebov, Nikita Dagli, Berkay Altug, Hatice
contents	The field of infrared (IR) photonics is currently undergoing remarkable progress, moving rapidly towards practical sensing applications demanded by medical therapy and diagnostics (theranostics). The Developments can be divided into three main categories: (i) novel devices and measurement concepts including advanced updates of classical approaches that push medical sensing into the spotlight; (ii) new demonstrations of photonic integrated circuit (PIC-)based IR devices enabling highly miniaturized sensors for point-of-care application as well as medical and wellness wearables; and (iii) technologically-mature IR demonstrators that enable first medical sensing and treatment applications. This roadmap paper provides a consolidated overview of this highly dynamic and interdisciplinary research field with a focus on the major roadblocks that limit the widespread adoption of IR photonics in large-scale medical diagnostics. Special attention is given to the ambivalence between the molecular-level spectroscopic interpretation and a broader health-state assessment, highlighting the need for a common framework. Additionally, the paper discusses the critical importance of unified measurement standards, calibration protocols, and medical certification processes to ensure the validity of experimental results, reproducibility, and clinical trust, particularly when novel experimental techniques and AI algorithms are involved. Perspectives from major past and current contributors to application-oriented IR photonics will be provided.
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spellingShingle	Infrared photonics for healthcare: A roadmap for proactive and predictive health management Hinkov, Borislav Kunsch, Johannes Mäntele, Werner Sterczewski, Lukasz Sánchez-Illana, Ángel Béjar-Grimalt, Jaume Navarro-Esteve, Víctor Perez-Guaita, David Mittelstädt, Alexander Clark, Philippa Lepro, Valentino Janik, Sergius Lubinski, Thorsten de Carvalho, Luis Felipe das Chagas e Silva Byrne, Hugh James Korkmaz, Filiz Kaluza, Michael Saita, Mattia Melchior, Lars Dabrowska, Alicja Ramer, Georg Lendl, Bernhard Woitzik, Nathalie Gerwert, Klaus Gardner, Peter Tariel, Hugues Sire, Olivier Petay, Margaux Holub, Elisabeth Brandstetter, Markus Duswald, Kristina Karl, Verena Meirer, Florian Kenner, Lukas Rangel, Gabriela Flores Mizaikoff, Boris Sy, Mohamed Farooq, Aamir Voronina, Liudmila Huber, Marinus Eissa, Tarek Dietmann, Katharina Gatto, Lorenzo Žigman, Mihaela Rebel, Joseph Fleischmann, Frank Mnich, Jakub Sotor, Jarosław Saadany, Bassam Budden, Matthias Gebert, Thomas Schossig, Marco Baliga, Shankar Olsen, Timothy Harrower, Christopher Zorin, Ivan Lindner, Chiara Takeuchi, Shigeki Ramelow, Sven Gattinger, Paul Stark, David Vass, Réka-Eszter Keller, Killian Cargioli, Alessio Beck, Mattias Faist, Jérôme Weih, Robert Nauschütz, Josephine Scheuermann, Julian Fordyce, Jordan Koeth, Johannes Mak, Ka Fai Weigel, Alexander Piramidowicz, Ryszard Stopiński, Stanisław Guina, Mircea Viheriälä, Jukka Jaeschke, Felix Fomina, Polina Novikov, Alexander Artyushenko, Viacheslav Sinev, Ivan Glebov, Nikita Dagli, Berkay Altug, Hatice Applied Physics The field of infrared (IR) photonics is currently undergoing remarkable progress, moving rapidly towards practical sensing applications demanded by medical therapy and diagnostics (theranostics). The Developments can be divided into three main categories: (i) novel devices and measurement concepts including advanced updates of classical approaches that push medical sensing into the spotlight; (ii) new demonstrations of photonic integrated circuit (PIC-)based IR devices enabling highly miniaturized sensors for point-of-care application as well as medical and wellness wearables; and (iii) technologically-mature IR demonstrators that enable first medical sensing and treatment applications. This roadmap paper provides a consolidated overview of this highly dynamic and interdisciplinary research field with a focus on the major roadblocks that limit the widespread adoption of IR photonics in large-scale medical diagnostics. Special attention is given to the ambivalence between the molecular-level spectroscopic interpretation and a broader health-state assessment, highlighting the need for a common framework. Additionally, the paper discusses the critical importance of unified measurement standards, calibration protocols, and medical certification processes to ensure the validity of experimental results, reproducibility, and clinical trust, particularly when novel experimental techniques and AI algorithms are involved. Perspectives from major past and current contributors to application-oriented IR photonics will be provided.
title	Infrared photonics for healthcare: A roadmap for proactive and predictive health management
topic	Applied Physics
url	https://arxiv.org/abs/2602.08248