A miniaturized spectrometer/spectrophotometer system and methods are disclosed. A probe tip including one or more light sources and a plurality of light receivers is provided. A first spectrometer system receives light from a first set of the plurality of light receivers. A second spectrometer system...http://www.google.de/patents/US7978317?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US7978317 - Miniaturized system and method for measuring optical characteristics