Photonic Sensors Lab
Indian Institute of Technology, Gandhinagar
"The work will teach you how to do it"
Current PhD students
Payel Ghosh,
MTech
University of Calcutta
Development of nano-bio-sensing platforms using novel plasmonic structures
Shruti De,
MTech
University of Calcutta
Mid-infrared laser spectroscopy for urban air quality monitoring
Rituparna Jana,
MTech
University of Calcutta
Speech recording and analysis using fiber Bragg gratings
Della Vincent
MSc
Christ University, Bangalore
Mid-IR dispersion spectroscopy
Shibil Adam
Integrated MSc
University of Hyderabad
to be decided
Alumni
Postdoctoral Fellows​
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Dr Anoop P, Mutipass gas cell-based mid-infrared absorption spectroscopy
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Dr Ramya S, Industrial applications of tunable diode laser absorption spectroscopy and photoacoustic absorption spectroscopy, currently Assistant Professor, Department of Electrical Engineering, NIT Raipur
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PhD students
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Dr Chandan Kumar Jha, PhD thesis - "A fiber Bragg grating sensor-based glove to accurately measure finger flexure"
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Dr Zarin A S, PhD thesis - "Non-invasive detection of microbial growth using tunable diode laser spectroscopy and its application to assess bacterial traits", graduated in Oct 2020
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Dr Anirban Roy, PhD thesis - "Field deployable tunable diode laser spectroscopy systems for greenhouse gas and air pollutant monitoring", graduated in June 2020
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Dr Abhishek Upadhyay, PhD thesis - "Calibration-free 1f and 2f wavelength modulation spectroscopy with in situ measurement of laser parameters", graduated in Feb 2017
MTech students
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Kuldeep Jajoria, MTech 2021 co-guided with Prof Himanshu Shekhar, IITGN, "A fiber Bragg grating-based optical probe to detect MHz-frequency ultrasound".
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Rohan Chawhan, MTech 2018, "Development of a DSP-based portable tunable diode laser spectroscopy system for real-time gas sensing applications", Senior Systems Engineer, EdgeVerve, Bangalore.
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Neetesh Kumar Sharma, MTech 2017, "A real-time portable tunable diode laser spectroscopy system using the TMS320F28377D digital signal processor for gas sensing applications". Currently System Engineer (3G/4G wireless communication) in Intel.
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Priti Chakraborty, MTech 2016, "Design of an embedded system for a field-deployable tunable diode laser spectroscopy system', Research Assistant, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, UK
Research staff
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Durlav Paul, July 2021 - Apr 2023: Development of portable WMS systems
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Rajat Kumar Basak, July 2021 - Oct 2022: Photoacoustic absorption spectroscopy
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Piue Ghosh, July 2015 - July 2020: Plasmonic nano-biosensing
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Rutu Patel, Aug 2017-Mar 2018: Mid-IR quantum cascade laser-based high resolution spectroscopy
BTech students​
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Eshika Pathak, IITGN - Microbial growth measurement using quantum cascade lasers
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Prankush Agarwal, IITGN - Fiber Bragg grating-based microphone
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Kshitij Gajapure, IITGN - Virtual reality-based fiber Bragg grating glove,
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Kratika Bhagtani, IITGN - Development of a light sheet microscopy system
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Shivang Agarwal, IITGN - Fiber Bragg grating-based glove for hand flexure measurements, now pursuing an MS at UCLA
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Ayushman Tripathi, IITGN - TDLS-based ambient CO2 monitoring in Ahmedabad and Gandhinagar, now a scientist in the Space Applications Centre (SAC), ISRO, Ahmedabad
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Chinmay Shirpurkar, IITGN - Study of high-temperature catalysis of carbon monoxide using TDLS, now pursuing a PhD at the CREOL.
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Rishab Anand, IITGN - Raspberry Pi-based field-deployable wavelength modulation spectroscopy system using a VCSEL
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Darshil Doshi, IITGN - Simulation of spectral absorption lines and wavelength modulation spectroscopy signals, now pursuing a PhD from Brown University
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Durvesh Shinde, IITGN, BTech, Application of tunable lasers in food quality monitoring and agriculture, now pursuing an MSc in Photonics, University of Jena
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Shashank Heda and Vaibhav Gandhi, IITGN, A Raspberry Pi-based TDLS system for real-time gas monitoring using a 2000 nm VCSEL; now at Texas Instruments, Bangalore and IdeaForge, Pune respectively
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Rahul Mallik, Jadavpur University, Tunable laser-based FBG system for temperature monitoring, now at the University of Washington, Seattle
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Soumyajit Sen, Jadavpur University, Algorithms for rapid simulation of 2f wavelength modulation spectroscopy signals from absorption line shapes at varying pressures, now at IIT Kharagpur for an MTech
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K Pradeep, CUSAT, Cochin - TDLS of methane, ammonia and carbon dioxide, now at CGCRI Kolkata
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Saptak Banerjee, IET, Indore, Wireless sensor networks for distributed gas sensing applications
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Aditi Dighe, IITGN EE 2009, Accurate simulation of infrared absorption lines of gases, now at Duke University for a PhD
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Ankita Gupta, IITGN EE 2009, FBG interrogation using a tunable diode laser and a ring resonator, now at IIM Calcutta
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Vibhav Vikas Katre, IITGN EE 2010, Electronic automatic RAM nulling, now with National Instruments
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Ameya Joshi, TDLS for beverage inspection and classification, BTech EE 2010, "Classification of soft-drinks based on the concentration and pressure of carbon dioxide in the bottle head space", BTech project, Dec 2013 - May 2014, now at Apple