Photonics Science and Engineering

Center for Lasers and Photonics, IIT Kanpur

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Ministry of Mines, Government of India (funded project on)
Development of a cost-effective automated LIBS and ML-based system for real-time analysis and sorting of Aluminium (Al) alloys

Center for Lasers and Photonics, IIT Kanpur

CELP IIT Kanpur, is always committed towards translating cutting-edge photonics research into industrial solutions

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Advancing Indigenous Innovation with Compact, Cost-Effective, and Stable Femtosecond
Laser Technology – Empowering 'Make in India' at IMTEX 2025.

FemtoQube

An Integrable Optical Fiber based Femtosecond Laser Oscillator System

Developed under the MoU between CELP, IIT Kanpur, and CMTI Bengaluru.

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CELP, IIT Kanpur represented at the Advanced Manufacturing Systems Mission (AMSM)
stakeholder meeting (February, 2026)

CELP is playing an active role in shaping national strategies for next-generation manufacturing technologies………

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Welcome to Center for Lasers and Photonics

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Central Manufacturing Technology Institute(CMTI), Bangalore
and IIT Kanpur signed a MoU on collaborative research in Laser Technology,
Photonics and Advanced Manufacturing Technology.

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 News/ Events
Secured Ministry of Mines-funded project on LIBS | Indigenous FemtoQube showcased at IMTEX 2025 | CELP represented at AMSM stakeholder meeting | Indian patent granted for Femtosecond Laser Oscillator

About Us

The Center for Lasers and Photonics (CELP) is an interdisciplinary center of excellence that combines cutting-edge technology from engineering and theoretical advances in science to create new horizons in the field of photonics science and engineering. The faculty in CELP belong to six different parent departments (EE, ME, AE, PHY, CY, and CE) and pursue research in the fields of nanobiophotonics, ultrafast optics, quantum optics and related fields. The Center has research infrastructure worth several crores funded by agencies such as DST, DRDO, CSIR, MHRD etc.

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Head of Department

Prof. Pradeep Kumar K

Head, Centre for Lasers and Photonics
Phone:0512-259-7570
Email: head_ltp@iitk.ac.in / pradeepk@iitk.ac.in

Course Offered

 

MS Program

MS program in Photonics Science and Engineering

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M.Tech. Program

M.Tech. program in Photonics Science and Engineering

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Ph.D. Program

Ph.D. in Photonics Science and Engineering

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Course Content

Course Content for Photonics Science and Engineering

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News & Announcement

  • Prof Shilpi Gupta has been awarded with P.K Kelkar Fellowship from the Institute.
  • Prof Pratik Sen has been awarded with Poonam and Prabhu Goel Chair Professorship.
 

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