1) Murukeshan VM, N. Sujatha, Ong LS, A Sing and Seak LK, Effect of image fiber on speckle fringe pattern in image fiber guided DSPI endoscopy, Optics and Laser Technology , Volume 39, Issue 3, April 2007, Pages 527-531.

2) Chao Z.X, Seah L.K, Murukeshan V.M, Dinish U.S, Tan C.S, “An integrated phase-resolved fluorescence imaging system with sub-nanosecond lifetime resolution”, Optics & Laser Technology , Volume 39, Issue 4, June 2007, Pages 864-870

3) Dinish U. S, Gulati P, Murukeshan V. M , Seah L.K, “Early Diagnosis of Colon Cancer Using Frequency Domain Fluorescence Imaging Technique”, Optics Communications, (Available online 13 November 2006)

4) Chao Z.X, Seah L.K, Murukeshan V.M, Dinish U.S, “Sensitivity improvement for Phase-resolved fingerprint imaging by combining even-step-shift and pi-shift methods”, Measurement Science & Technology, 17(4), 684-688, 2006.

5) Wang Pin, Seah Lk, Chao ZX, Murukeshan VM , “Application of fluorescent life time imaging (FLIM) in latent fingermark detection”, Forensic science International ,160 (2-3), 109-114, 2006.

6) Seah L.K, Dinish U.S, Chao Z.X, Murukeshan V.M, “Phase-resolved fluorescence technique with heterodyne signal processing for imaging of latent fingerprints”, Journal of Modern Optics, 53 (12), pp. 1809-1817, 2006.

7) Dinish U. S, C.Y Fu. Z.X Chao, L.K Seah, V.M Murukeshan, B.K Ng, “Sub-nanosecond resolution phase-resolved fluorescence imaging technique for biomedical applications”, Applied Optics.,45 (20), 5020-26, 2006

8) Murukeshan VM, N. Sujatha, An integrated simultaneous dual modality imaging endo-speckle fluoroscope system for early colon cancer diagnosis Optical Engineering Letters , 44(11) 2005.

9) S.K. Ong, L.K. Seah, V.M. Murukeshan, and L.S. Ong, “Enhancing Fluorescence in Time-Resolved
Imaging of Latent Fingerprints”, Journal of Forensic Identification, Vol. 54 No 3, June 2004.

10) N. Sujatha and Murukeshan VM, “ Non-destructive inspection of tissue/tissue like phantom curved
surfaces using digital speckle shearography”, Optical engineering, 43 (12) , 3055-3060, 2004.

11) Murukeshan Vadakke Matham and N. Sujatha, “Digital speckle pattern interferometry for
deformation analysis of inner surfaces of cylindrical specimens”, Applied Optics, 43(12), 2004,
Pages 2400-2408.

12) A. Kishen, V. M. Murukeshan, V. Krishnakumar, C. S. Lim and A. Asundi, “Digital speckle pattern interferometric (DSPI) and thermo-graphic investigations on the thermal responds in human teeth”, Optics and Lasers in Engineering, Volume 39, Issue 4, April 2003, Pages 489-500.

13) N. Sujatha, V. M. Murukeshan, L. S. Ong and L. K. Seah “An all fiber optic system modeling for the gastrointestinal endoscopy: design concepts and fluorescent analysis”, Optics Communications, Volume 219, Issues 1-6, 15 April 2003, Pages 71-79.

14) U. S. Dinish, L. K. Seah, V. M. Murukeshan and L. S. Ong “Theoretical analysis of phase-resolved fluorescence emission from fingerprint samples”, Optics Communications, Volume 223, Issues 1-3, 15 July 2003, Pages 55-60.

Sensors/ Fiber optics ( engineering and bio applications)

15) V.M.Murukeshan, Chan P.Y, Ong. L.S, and A. Asundi, “On-line health monitoring of smart composite structures using fiber polarimetric sensor”, Smart Materials and Structures, UK, 80(5), 544-48, 1999.

16) V.M.Murukeshan, Chan P.Y, Ong. L.S, and A. Asundi, “ Effects of different parameters on the performance of a fiber polarimetric sensor for smart structure applications”, Sensors and Actuators A [Physical], A80(3),249-55,2000.

17) V.M.Murukeshan, Chan P.Y, Ong. L.S, and Seah L.K, “Cure monitoring of smart composites using Fiber Bragg Gratings ( FBG) based embedded sensors”, Sensors and Actuators A [Physical],. A79 (2), 153-61, 2000.

18) V.M.Murukeshan, Chan P.Y, Ong. L.S, and A. Asundi,, “ Intra-core FBG for strain measurement in embedded composite structures, Appl. Optics, USA, 40(1), 145-149, 2001.

19) L.K.Seah, U.S. Dinish, S.K.Ong, Z.X.Chao and V.M. Murukeshan, “Time-resolved imaging of Latent Fingerprint with Nanosecond Resolution”, Journal of Optics and Laser Technology, Vol. 36, 2004, Pages371-376.

20) S.K. Ong, L.K. Seah, V.M. Murukeshan, and L.S. Ong, “Visualization of Latent Prints on Adhesive
Surfaces”, Journal of Forensic Identification, Vol. 54 No 2, March 2004.

21) U. S. Dinish, Z. X. Chao, V. M. Murukeshan, and L. K. Seah, “Homodyne assisted multistep phase shifting in phase-resolved optical technique for latent fingerprint imaging” Optical Engineering Letters, Vol 43 (12), pp. 2831-2832 , 2004.

22) Dinish U.S, Z.X Chao Z.X, A. Singh, L.K Seah, Murukeshan V.M “Formulation and implementation of phase-resolved optical technique for latent fingerprint imaging: Theoretical and experimental Analysis” Applied Optics., 44(3), 297-304, 2005.

23) Z.X.Chao, U.S. Dinish, L.K. Seah and V.M.Murukeshan, “Homodyne and heterodyne signal processing assisted phase resolved optical technique for latent fingerprint imaging: A theoretical study”, Journal of Modern Optics., 52(1), 119-129, 2005.

Applied Optics for optical metrology [ Fiber optics, speckle, NDT]

24) V.M.Murukeshan, Ng Chee Keong, Ong. L.S, V. Krishnakumar, and A. Asundi, “Double shearography for engineering metrology: Optical and digital approach”, Optics and Laser Technology, UK, 33(5), 325-28, 2001.

25) V. Krishnakumar, V.M.Murukeshan, Kishen A, and A. Asundi,” Opto-digital system for obtaining curvature fringes in quasi real-time in Opti. Engg. Letters, Opti. Engg., 40 (3), 340-41, 2001.

26) Wang J, Murukeshan VM, Asundi A , “A novel curvature fringe extraction method from speckle slope fringes”, OPT COMMUN 205 (1-3): 43-48 APR 15 2002 .

27) V. M. Murukeshan, Lai Yin Fei, V. Krishnakumar, L. S. Ong and A. Asundi, “Development of Matlab filtering techniques in digital speckle pattern interferometry”, Optics and Lasers in Engineering, Volume 39, Issue 4, April 2003, Pages 441-448.

28) Murukeshan VM, N. Sujatha and A. R. Ganesan, “Effect of in-plane sensitive component on speckle fringe formation on curved inner surfaces of engineering specimens” Journal of Holography and Speckle, American Scientific publishers, Vol 1(2), 63-68, 2004.

29) N. Sujatha, Murukeshan VM, S. Rajendran, L. S. Ong , L. K. Seah, “Non-destructive inspection of inner surfaces of technical cavities using digital speckle shearography” Nondestructive Testing and Evaluation, 20 (1) , 25-34, 2005 .

30) Weimin, B; Wong, B S, Murukeshan, V M; Guan, T C, Thermographic And Laser Shearographic Evaluation Of Composite Materials, Journal of Nondestructive Testing. Vol. 8, no. 2, Feb. 2003, Pages 1-14.

31) N. Sujatha, Murukeshan VM, S. Rajendran, L. S. Ong , L. K. Seah, “Non-destructive inspection of inner surfaces of technical cavities using digital speckle shearography” Nondestructive Testing and Evaluation, 20 (1) , 25-34, 2005 .

32) Murukeshan VM, N. Sujatha, An integrated simultaneous dual modality imaging endo-speckle fluoroscope system for early colon cancer diagnosis Optical Engineering Letters , 44(11) 2005.

33) Sujatha N, Murukeshan VM, “Effect of illumination beam divergence in DSPI fringe formation”, Journal of Holography and Speckle, Vol2 (1), 20-25, 2005.

34) Murukeshan VM and AR Ganesan, “ Nondestructive Testing of Composite Specimens by Fiber-Optic TV Holography, Journal of Non-Destructive Testing, 2005.

35) Wang Jun, Murukeshan V M, Juluri Bala Krishna, et al, Inspection of Wafer Defects with Speckle-Shearing interferometry and X-ray Microscopy, Journal of Holography and Speckle, 3, 22–26 (2006).

36) Murukeshan VM, N. Sujatha, Ong LS, A Sing and Seak LK, Effect of image fiber on speckle fringe pattern in image fiber guided DSPI endoscopy, Optics and Laser Technology , Volume 39, Issue 3, April 2007, Pages 527-531.

Laser material processing [ CO₂ Laser, Femtosecond Laser, Excimer Laser assisted]

37) Y. C. Lam, D. V. Tran , H. Y. Zheng, V. M. Murukeshan, J. C. Chai, and D. E. Hardt, “Surface Damage of Crystalline Silicon by Low Fluence Femtosecond Laser Pulses, Surface Review and Letters, Vol.11, No. 2 (2004) Pages. 217-221.

38) Murukeshan VM, Khirman A, Zheng HY and Tan LT, “ Long pulse laser-assisted modification of an imaging fiberfor fabrication of integrated fiber microlenses, Surface Review and Letters 11, No. 3, 2004, Pages 259-264.

39) Lam, Y. C., Chai, J. C., Rath, P., Zheng, H., and Murukeshan, V. M., “A Fixed-Grid Method for
Chemical Etching,” International Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer, Vol. 31, 2004, pp. 1123 - 1131.

40) Tran Duc Vi, Lam YC. Zheng HY, Murukeshan VM, JC Chai, D Hardt , Femtosecond laser assisted
damage morphology on crystalline silicon: A study on the incubation efffect”, International Journal of Manufacturing Technology, (2004), Vol. 6. No. 2, p. 26. 2004 .

41) Tran Duc Vi, Lam YC. Zheng HY, Murukeshan VM, JC Chai, D Hardt, “ Femtosecond laser-induced damage morphologies of crystalline silicon by sub-threshold pulses”, Optics and Lasers in Engineering , 43 (9) , 977-986, 2005.

Nanooptics/ Technology [ for measurement/ imaging/ machining applications]

42) Dinish U.S, Z. X Chao, L.K Seah, L.S Ong, Murukeshan V.M “Nanosecond resolution in fingerprint imaging using optical technique”, International Journal of Nanoscince , Vol4 (No.4), 695-700, 2005.

43) Y.Z. Deng, H.Y. Zheng, Murukeshan VM, Xc Wang, GC Lim et al., “ In-process monitoring of femtosecond laser material processing”, International Journal of Nanoscince Vol 4, No.4, 761-766 (2005).

44) Dinish U. S, C.Y Fu. Z.X Chao, L.K Seah, V.M Murukeshan, B.K Ng, “Sub-nanosecond resolution phase-resolved fluorescence imaging technique for biomedical applications”, Applied Optics.,45 (20), 5020-26, 2006

45) Jeun Kee Chua, Vadakke Matham Murukeshan, Sia Kim Tan, Qun Ying Lin, “ Study of off-axis illuminations for 65nm node ArF lithography using chromeless phase shifting mask”, ICMAT, 2005.

Applied Physics

46) P. Rath, J. C. Chai, H. Zheng, Y. C. Lam and V. M. Murukeshan, 2006, “Modeling Two-Dimensional Diffusion-Controlled Wet Chemical Etching Using a Total Concentration Approach”, International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 49 (7-8), pp. 1480-1488, 2006.

47) P. Rath, J. C. Chai, H. Zheng, Y. C. Lam and V. M. Murukeshan , “Total concentration approach for three-dimensional diffusion-controlled wet chemical etching, International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer 49 (19-20), pp. 3408-3416, 2006.

48) P. Rath, J. C. Chai, H. Zheng, Y. C. Lam and V. M. Murukeshan , “A numerical model for etching through a circular hole” , Journal of Physics 34 (1), pp. 417-422, 2006

49) P. Rath, J. C. Chai, H. Zheng, Y. C. Lam, V. M. Murukeshan and H. Zhu, “A Fixed-Grid Approach for Diffusion- and Reaction-Controlled Wet Chemical Etching”, International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, Vol. 48, Issue 11, pp. 2140-2149, 2005.

Optical MEMS/ Tunable Lasers

50) Wang P., Seah L.K, Murukeshan V.M and Chao Z.X., “Electronically Tunable External-Cavity Laser Diode using a Liquid Crystal Deflector” , IEEE Photonics Technology Letters, 18 (13-16): 1612-1614 JUL-AUG 2006 .

51) Wang P., Seah L.K, Murukeshan V.M and Chao Z.X.,A novel external cavity wavelength tunable laser with electro-optic deflector, Applied Optics, 2006 Dec 1;45(34):8772-6.

52) Wang P., Seah L.K, Murukeshan V.M and Chao Z.X , Electronically tunable external cavity laser using nematic liquid crystals with fine tuning [ International journal of Optomechatronics-under review]

53) Wang P., Seah L.K, Murukeshan V.M and Chao Z.X ,19-Channel external cavity wavelength tunable laser based on a Liquid crystal deflector. [ Optics Letters-under review]

54) Zhang XM, Liu AQ, Murukeshan VM, Lam Y.L., “Integrated micromachined tunable lasers for all optical network (AON) applications ”,SENSOR ACTUAT A-PHYS 97-8: 54-60 APR 1 2002.

55) Liu AQ, Zhang XM, Murukeshan VM, et al. “A novel integrated micromachined tunable laser using polysilicon 3-D mirror”, IEEE PHOTONIC TECH L 13 (5): 427-429 MAY 2001.

56) Liu AQ, Zhang XM, Murukeshan VM, et al. ,”An optical crossconnect (OXC) using drawbridge micromirrors”, SENSOR ACTUAT A-PHYS 97-8: 227-238 APR 1 2002 .

57) Liu AQ, Zhang XM, Murukeshan VM, et al., Micromachined wavelength tunable laser with an extended feedback model”, IEEE J SEL TOP QUANT 8 (1): 73-79 JAN-FEB 2002.

PhD and research positions available:

Applications are invited for PhD and research staff positions to work in the following areas
Bio-optics/ Photonics
Photonic crystal/ fiber
Fiber optic sensing and Imaging

Interested applicants are requested to submit your CV to mmurukeshan@ntu.edu.sg