Rajan Jha Group
Nanophotonics and Plasmonics Lab
IIT Bhubaneswar
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)
PhD. Scholar (2018-present)
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Kalipada Chatterjee
I am an experimental physicist working on generation and applications of vortex beam for imaging and sensing. The goal of my research is to develop integrated systems for controlled generation and interaction of vortex beam with outside environment mediated by photons confined in an artificially engineered waveguide. This system can be used for realizing non-Gaussian beam matter interaction.
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I joined the Nanophotonics and Plasmonics lab in 2018. I received the gold medal for my M.Sc degree from Pondicherry University.
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 working on semi-classical and quantum interferometric system.
I joined Nanophotonics and Plasmonics lab in 2021(Jan). I received 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)