About Us
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The Centre for Optical and Laser Engineering (COLE) at the Nanyang Technological University aims to promote the growth and development of Optical Engineering in Singapore through collaborative research and development between academicians and industry.
COLE aspires to:
• Be a research centre where innovation in Optical Engineering that is currently dispersed in the School will come under one roof. The strong pool of qualified researchers would contribute to manpower and talent development to address the growing needs of this sector.
• Be the place for industry and prospective students/researchers to solve existing problems and develop new technologies in this growing field.
Our Research
Find out moreOptical and Laser Engineering
- Biomedical optics: high resolution and multi-modality imaging, Hyperspectral imaging.
- Imaging at micro and nanoscale (Nanoscale Optics): Conventional and near filed interference patterning, Optical and laser speckle lithography, Random optics.
- Optical metrology and instrumentation: speckle metrology, Micro- and nanoscale metrology.
Nanoscale Optics
Biomedical Optics and Optical Metrology
Optical Spectroscopy and Plasmonics
Research and Center News
Photonics Brilliance: COLE Research Team Wins 2024 Best Ongoing Project Award
Prof Muru has been awarded the Prestigious SPIE Fellowship
Dr. Maria Merin Antony awarded WiEST Development Grant 2025
Prof Muru has been selected as the Distinguished Fellow of the Optical Society of India
Ms. Gayathri Radhakrishnan was awarded the Best Thesis award
Singapore Food agency awards S1.4M research funding
𝗠𝗦𝗰 𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁, 𝗠𝗿. 𝗦𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗶𝘃𝗮𝘀𝗮𝗻 𝗡𝗮𝗴𝗮𝗿𝗮𝗷𝗮𝗻 received the Best poster Award
Prof Murukeshan has been elected as the Fellow of OPTICA
