Research Capabilities

Systems

  • Conventional Interferometric Lithography System (In-house developed)
  • Evanescent Wave and Plasmonic Interference Lithography System (In-house developed)
  • Optical Metrology and NDT Equipment
  • Fiber Optics Metrology Systems (In-house developed)
  • Speckle Metrology System (In-house developed)
  • Digital Shearography System (In-house developed)
  • Photoacoustic Spectroscopy/Imaging System (In-house developed)
  • Hyper Spectral Imaging System (In-house developed)
  • Light-Sheet Fluorescence Microscopy system (In-house developed)
  • Structured Illumination Microscopy system (In-house developed)
  • Laser Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy System (In-house developed)
  • Nonlinear Optical Measurement Systems (In-house developed)
  • Coherent Backscattering Measurement System (In-house developed)
  • Random Lasing Measurement Systems (In-house developed)
  • Confocal Microscope (Keyence)
  • Contact Angle Measurement System (Biolin Scientific)
  • OCT System (Visante OCT)

Lasers and Other Light Sources

  • NKT Origami 10XP – Femtosecond laser (1030 nm)
  • Calmar Carmel - Femtosecond Laser (1560 nm)
  • Opotek Vibrant, Tunable Nanosecond Pulsed Laser (410 nm – 2000 nm)
  • NKT SuperK Extreme Supercontinuum Laser (400-2500 nm)
  • Anritsu Optical Spectrum Analyser and Tunable Laser
  • Swept Source Laser - Thorlabs
  • Modulaser- Argon Multiline Laser
  • He-Ne Laser – 633nm
  • Diode Laser – 461 nm (ECDL)
  • Diode Laser - 488 nm, fibre-coupled
  • Diode Laser - 532 nm
  • Diode Laser - 633 nm, fibre-coupled
  • Diode Laser – 1064 nm, fibre-coupled
  • Diode Laser – Multi output - Omicron LightHub
  • Polychromatic Light Source – Omnichrome

Spectrometers and Related Components

  • Avantes Fiber Optic Spectrometer (CMOS sensor)
  • Ocean Optics Fiber Optic Spectrometer
  • SIMTRUM Mutli-channel Fiber Optic Spectrometer
  • Spectrofluorometer and Lifetime Analyzer – Edinburgh Instruments
  • Shimadzu UV-Vis-NIR Spectrophotometer
  • Andor Kymera 328i high-resolution Imaging Spectrograph
  • Solid Etalon – Casix

CCD Cameras

  • Medigus Camera and Video Processor – 3mm CCD
  • Medigus Camera and Video Processor – 1.8mm CCD
  • Andor iStar iCCD
  • PCO-Edge – sCOMS camera
  • CCD Camera – PixeLink

Photodiode and Related Other Measuring Equipment

  • Digital Mirror Device – Texas Instruments
  • Spatial Light Modulator – Holoeye
  • Lockin Amplifier - SRS
  • Beam Profiler – Edmund Optics
  • Power/Energy Meters
  • Photodiodes – Thorlabs
  • Balanced Photodetector – Thorlabs
  • UV Collimation Tester – Ocean Optics
  • Condenser Microphone and Power supply – Bruel & Kjaer
  • Nanovoltmeter – Keithley

Microstructured Fibers

  • Image Fibers (with and without lens) - 100,000 pixels
  • Image Fibers (with and without lens) - 50,000 pixels
  • Image Fibers (with and without lens) - 30,000 pixels
  • Image Fibers (with and without lens) - 15,000 pixels
  • Double Clad Photonic Crystal Fibers
  • Hollow Core Photonic Crystal Fibers

Electronic Instruments

  • Electro-Optic Modulator – Conoptics
  • Galvano mirrors - Thorlabs
  • Power Supply (0-30V) – HP
  • Function Generator x2 – Agilent
  • Digital Oscilloscope – Tektronics
  • Pre-Amp – Olympus
  • Ultrasound transducers and associated electronics
  • Electronic weighing balance
  • Magnetic stirrer

High Resolution Stages

  • 50nm fully automated XYZ servo stages – Thorlabs
  • 100nm automated XYZ stages – Zaber Technologies
  • Motorised rotation stages – Thorlabs
  • 3-Axis Micro Block Flexure Stages – Thorlabs