Professor, Department of Physics
Photonic properties of nano- and micro-structured materials, Development of metamaterials and plasmonic surfaces for applications at infra-red to optical frequencies, Negative refractive index, near-field imaging using negative index and plasmonic materials, We work on both theory and experiments.
SL-217A,
Department of Physics
Labs addresses: CL -104 B, Department of Physics,
IIT Kanpur,
Kanpur 208016
Optics/ Photonics (Metamaterials, plasmonics), Micro- and nano-structured materials (metamaterial and photonic nanostructures),condensed matter Physics
PhD (Physics), 2001 (Raman Research Institute, Bangalore)Thesis Title:Light transport and localization in Active and passive random mediaThesis Supervisor:Prof. N. Kumar
M.Sc., (Integrated 5-years) in Physics, 1995 (IIT Kanpur)
Optics, Electromagnetism, Mathematical Physics, Quantum Mechanics, Experimental Physics, Nanotechnology, Metamaterials
Mar. 2012 - present: Professor, Department of Physics, Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur Dec. 2007 - Mar. 2012: Associate Professor, Department of Physics, Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur May 2003 - Dec. 2007: Assistant Professor, Department of Physics, Indian Insitute of Technology Kanpur
Aug. 2008 - Dec. 2008: Associate Professor, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Mohali (On leave from IIT Kanpur) Adjunct Faculty, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Mohali (2009-2012)
Visiting Professor, Nanophotonics and Metrology group , Ecole Polytechnique Federale Lausanne, Switzerland (June-July, 2007)
Invited Professor, Institut Fresnel, Universite Aix Marseille-I, France (May, 2007)
Mar. 2001 - Apr. 2003: Post doctoral researcher, Condensed matter theory group, Blackett Laboratory, Imperial College London (Worked with Sir John Pendry)
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