Some of the equipment available for research at the Centre includes the following:
- Differential Optical Absorption Spectroscopy (DOAS) system
- Tunable Diode Laser Absorption Spectroscopy (TDLAS) system
- Optical Electronic Speckle Pattern Interferometer (ESPI)
- Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR) Spectrometer system
- Multispectral Imaging System and Horizontal microscope
- Fluorosensor
In the past the Centre had undertaken projects such as:
- Study of Air Quality using DOAS
- QCL for Pollution Measurements
- Use of Optical Technique for Sensing and Analysis of Gases
- Use of Mach-Zehnder Interferometry for Material Characterization
- Use of FTIR for Optical Characterization of Anti-malaria Herbal Medicines
- Multispectral Imaging Spectroscopy and Digital Imaging Processing for Biological Analysis (red-blood cells with malaria antigens, Sickle Cells, Diabetic Tissues)
- Multispectral Imaging Spectroscopy and Digital Imaging Processing to Discriminate Cataractous Lenses from healthy ones
- Investigating UV transparency of eye- and window-glasses
- Use of Non-invasive Optical Techniques to Determine the Sexes of Nutmeg plant
- Use of Non-invasive Optical Techniques to Determine Extent of Cassava Mosaic Infection
- On Water purification using Nano-Particles