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Quantum Optics and Entanglement Lab

Prof. Anand K. Jha

Department of Physics, IIT Kanpur

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Anand Kumar Jha

Professor of Physics
+91 512-259-7014
akjha@iitk.ac.in
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Current Members

Suman Karan

PhD Student ( Aug 2018- )
Research interest: Measurment of high-dimensional entanglement
MSc in physics 2017, IIT Kharagpur
BSc in physics 2015, Midnapore college
+91 512-259-6759
karans@iitk.ac.in
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Radhika Prasad

PhD Student ( Aug 2020- )
Research interest: Orbital angular momentum entanglemet and quantum imaging
MSc in physics 2020, IIT Kanpur
BSc in physics 2018, University of Delhi
+91 512-259-6759
radhikap@iitk.ac.in
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Pranay Mohta

PhD Student ( Aug 2021- )
Research interest: Spatial two-photon entanglement and noise-robust quantum metrology
MSc in physics 2021, IIT Kanpur
BTech in Electronics 2019, MAKAUT
+91 512-259-6759
pmohta@iitk.ac.in
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Nilakshi Senapati

PhD Student ( Aug 2022- )
Research interest: Multiphoton high-dimensional entanglement for quantum metrology
MSc in physics 2022, IIT Bhu
BSc in physics 2019, Durgapur Govt. college
+91 512-259-6759
nilakshis22@iitk.ac.in
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Harshal Jain

PhD Student ( Aug 2023- )
Research interest: Measurement of OAM entanglement
MSc in physics 2024, IIT Kanpur
BSc in physics 2021,
+91 512-259-6759
harshalj21@iitk.ac.in
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Jubair Ahmed

Lab Assistant ( Aug 2018- )
+91 512-259-6759
sahid9198091394@gmail.com
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Current and Past Visitors

Mishkatul Bhattacharya

Visitor (2015- )
Designation: Professor of Physics
Affiliation: Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, USA
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Miguel A. Alonso

Visiting Faculty, SERB-VAJRA Scheme, DST, Govt. of India ( April 2022 - April 2024)
Designation: Professor of Optics and Physics
Affiliation: Aix Marseille Université, Institut Fresnel,France & The Institute of Optics, University of Rochester, Rochester, USA
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Siddharth Ramachandran

Visiting Faculty, IIT Kanpur (April 2023 - April 2025)
Designation: Professor of Engineering
Affiliation: Boston University, Boston, USA
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Past Members (PhD Students / Postdocs)

Abhinandan Bhatacharjee

PhD Student ( Jan 2016- April 2022)
PhD Thesis: Spatial Coherence and Entanglement in Optical Fields: Generation, Measurement, and Application [PDF]
Postdoc, University of Paderborn, Germany
Msc in physics 2015, IIT Guwahati
BSc in physics 2013, Assam University
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Dr. Ruchi

Postdoctoral Fellow (May 2021 - July 2022 )
Research Area : Polarization optics
PhD in Physics, 2021, IIT Delhi
MSc in Physics, 2014, University of Delhi
BSc in Physics, 2012, University of Delhi
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Dr. Nilakantha Meher

Postdoctoral Fellow (Nov 2018 -August 2021)
Research Area : Quantum optics and OAM entanglement
Postdoc, Weizman Institute of Science, Isreal
PhD in Physics, 2018, IGCAR Kalpakkam
MSc in Physics, 2013, Pondicherry University
BSc in Physics, 2011, Sambalpur University, Odissa
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Girish Kulkarni

PhD Student (May 2014 - August 2019 )
PhD Thesis: Novel tools for characterizing photon correlations in parametric down-conversion [PDF]
Assistant Professor, Indian Institute of Technology Ropar
MSc in Physics, 2013, TIFR, Mumbai
Btech in Electrical Engineering, 2010, VNIT, Nagpur
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Past Members (BS/MS Students)

Mritunjay Kumar Joshi

BS-MS Student (May 2019 -August 2021 )
Research Area : Coincidence counting using an EMCCD camera
Joined Pennsylvania State University Physics PhD Program
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Swadha Pandey

BS Student (Jan 2020 - April 2021)
Research Area : OAM state measurement
Joined MIT, USA Physics PhD Program
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Radhika Prasad

MSc Student (Aug 2019 - Aug 2020 )
Research Area : Postition-momentum entanglement
Joined IIT Kanpur for a PhD
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Shrestha Biswas

MSc Student (Aug 2019 -Aug 2020 )
Research Area : Radial Coherence
Joined Max Planck Institute of Quantum Optics, Germany for a PhD
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Vatshal Srivastav

BS-MS Physics Student (May 2018 - April 2019)
Research Area : Imaging with incoherent light
Joined Heriot-Watt University, Scotland for a PhD
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Samarth Kapoor

Undergraduate Student, Electrical Engineering (May 2018 - Apr 2019)
Research Area : Radial Coherence
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Krishnanand Nair

Visiting Summer Student, IISER Thiruvananthapuram (May 2018 - July 2018)
Research Area : Imaging with incoherent light
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Shaurya Aarav

BS Physics Student (Dec 2014 - May 2018)
Research Area: Spatial coherence, quantum entanglement, imaging through scattering
Joined Princeton University, USA for a PhD
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Abu Saleh Musa Patoary

BS-MS Physics Student (May 2017 - May 2018)
Research Area: Quantification of coherence in high-dimensional quantum system
Joined University of Maryland at College Park, USA for a PhD
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Aniket Maiti

BS Physics Student (Jan 2018 - May 2018)
Research Area: Single-shot measurement of temporal coherence functions
Joined Yale University, USA for a PhD
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Lavanya Taneja

BS Physics Student (May 2016 - July 2017)
Research Area: Quantum entanglement, photon statistics
Joined University of Chicago, USA for a PhD
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Rishabh Sahu

BS-MS Physics Student (Dec 2014 -July 2017)
Research Area: Measurement of OAM of light, Spatial coherence
oined Institute of Science and Technology Austria for a PhD
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Homanga Bharadhwaj

Undergraduate Student, Electrical Engineering (May 2016 - April 2017)
Research Area: Phase matching in parametric downconversion
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Jayameenkshi V

BS Physics Student (Jan 2014 - Dec 2015)
Research Area: Orbital Angular Momentum of light
Joined Yale University, USA for a PhD
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Swati Chaudhary

MS Physics Student (Aug 2014 - Aug 2015)
Research Area: Measurement of OAM of light
Joined Caltech, USA for a PhD
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Veunus Rai

Integrated-PhD Physics Student (Jan 2015 - May 2015)
Research Area: Studying diffraction effects using Labview Software
Joined IIT Kanpur Physics for PhD
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Arinjoy De

Summer Student, IIT Kharagpur (May 2015 - July 2015)
Research Area: Phase matching in parametric downconversion
Joined University of Maryland at College Park, USA for a PhD
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Nidhi Sharma

Summer Student , Rajasthan University (May 2014 - July 2014)
Research Area: Phase matching in parametric downconversion
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Prashant Kumar

BS Physics Student (Dec 2013 - April 2014)
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Joined Stanford University, USA for a PhD
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Umesh Kumar

BS Physics Student (May 2013 - April 2014)
Research Area: Phase matching in parametric downconversion
Joined TIFR, Mumbai for a PhD
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