Rajan Jha Group
Nanophotonics and Plasmonics Lab
IIT Bhubaneswar
Congratulations to Kalipada Chatterjee for  his recent publication in  Optics Letters !! Congratulations to Subrat Sahu for  his recent publication in  Advanced Quantum Technology !! Congratulations to Pratik Mishra for his recent publication in  ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces !!Congratulations to Dr. Kalipada Chatterjee for successfully defending his thesis !!
Principal Investigator
Professor of Physics
Room No. 128, Nanophotonics and Plasmonics Laboratory, School of Basic Sciences
Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India
Phone: +(91)-674-7135136 | Email: rjha@iitbbs.ac.in
Current Members
Dr. Archana Kumari Singh
I am an experimental and theoretical physicist with a research focus on nanoparticle interactions within soft material matrices. My techniques for synthesizing nanomaterials include sol-gel processing, chemical co-precipitation, and hydrothermal methods. For theoretical investigations, I employ density functional theory (DFT) and molecular dynamics (MD) simulations.
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I joined the Nanophotonics and Plasmonics lab in 2024. I have received my doctorate degree from Madan Mohan Malaviya University of Technology, Gorakhpur in 2023.
Postdoctoral Fellow (2024-present)
Basudev Maharana
I am an experimental physicist working on energy storage systems. The goal of my research is to develop a economical, highly efficient storage system and integrate it to plasmonic solar cells to build a photo-supercapacitor.
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I received my Master’s degree from Sambalpur University in 2015.
PhD. Scholar (2018-present)
Subrat Sahu
I am an experimental physicist working on the generation and applications of quantum emitters for device applications. The goal of my research is to study the interaction of light with photonic nanostructures and nanowires.
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I joined the Nanophotonics and Plasmonics lab in 2019. I received my M.Sc degree from Berhampur University in 2019.
PhD. Scholar (2019-present)
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PhD. Scholar (2019-present)
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Satyajit Murmu
I am working on quantum photonics. The goal of my research is to understand the interaction of light with defect centres in crystals for quantum metrology and communications applications.
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I joined the Nanophotonics and Plasmonics lab in 2019 after completing my M.Sc degree from North Orissa University in 2018.
Subodh Kumar Khamari
I am an experimental Physicist currently working on magneto optical effects and its integration with semi classical waveguide systems for device applications.
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I joined the Nanophotonics and Plasmonic lab in 2019 after receiving the M.Sc degree from Sambalpur
University in 2014
PhD. Scholar (2019-present)
PhD. Scholar (2020-present)
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Pratik Mishra
I am working on integrated stretchable and flexible skin-like wearable and renewable system based on advanced materials for futuristic device development.
I joined the Nanophotonics and Plasmonics lab in 2020 (Jan). after completing my M.Sc from Midnapore College (Autonomous) in 2017.
Arvind Kumar Maurya
I am an experimental physicist in the Nanophotonics and Plasmonics Lab since January 2021, specializing in advanced fiber interferometry techniques for industrial applications. My research focuses on developing new types of fiber-optic sensors by combining existing sensor technologies with innovative methods to enhance their applicability in industrial environments. I earned my M.Sc. degree from Lucknow University in 2019.
PhD. Scholar (2021-present)
Binod Kumar Patra
I am an experimental physicist working on exploiting light-matter interaction in photonic structures.
I joined the Nanophotonics and Plasmonics lab in 2023. I received the gold medal for my M.Sc. degree from Fakir Mohan University, Balasore, Odisha, in 2022.
PhD. Scholar (2023-present)
Sibasankar Sahoo
I am an experimental physicist working on 2D materials for optical application.
I joined the Nanophotonics and Plasmonics lab in 2024. I received my master degree from University of Hyderabad in 2022.
PhD. Scholar (2024-present)
Jyotiranjan Bhatta
I am an experimental physicist working on quantum imaging and sensing.
I joined the Nanophotonics and Plasmonics lab in 2024. I received my master degree from University
of Delhi in 2021.
PhD. Scholar (2024-present)
Golak Bihari Bage
I am a research scholar interested in investigating fundamental light-matter interaction in resonator-based systems, and their potential applications.
I joined the Nanophotonics and Plasmonics lab in Autumn 2023, and completed my MSc in 2024 from IIT Bhubaneswar.
PhD. Scholar (2024-present)