Sponsored Funding (since 2009)

1. Novel photonic crystal microcavities for Laser applications
   Agency: BRNS
   Duration: Nov. 2011 to Nov. 2014
   Co-PI: Prof. A.Pradhan, IITK, PC: Dr. S.Sinha, BARC, Co-PC: Dr. A.K.Ray, BARC
2. Photonic crystal based devices for light control
   Agency: DRDO
   Duration: July 2012 to Oct 2016.
   Co-PI: Prof.Y.N.Mohapatra, IITK
3. Diagnosis of cancer using fluorescence lifetime imaging (Co-PI)
   Agency: DBT
   Duration: July 2013 to Dec 2016.
   PI: Prof. A.Pradhan, IITK
4. Fabrication and Characterization of Novel 3D Photonic Crystal Heterostructures for Enhanced Efficiency in Optical Devices
   Agency: GITA
   Duration: June 2014 to March 2017
5. Mentor
   Title: Control and manipulation of nonlinear effects in photonic bandgap media with plasmonic inclusions.
   PI: Dr. Jolly Jose
   Funding Agency: DST WOS-A
   Duration: Apr 2015 to Apr 2018
6. Feasibility study on photonic bandgap structures for space applications
   Agency: STC-IITK
   Duration: Aug 2016 to Sept 2017
7. Functional photonic crystal devices
   Agency: SERB
   Duration: Dec 2016 to Dec 2019
8. Chaotic fibre laser for random event generation
   Agency: CSIR
   Duration: August 2017 to August 2020
9. Thirty years of Photonic crystals – the Indian research scenario
   Agency: SERB (symposium grant)
   Duration: Sept 2017
10. Optical coatings for high-reflection and anti-reflection applications
    Agency: MHRD
    Duration: Sept 2017 to March 2021
11. Gigahertz and Terahertz antenna on Photonic crystal substrate
    Agency: STC-IITK
    Duration: Oct 2017 to March 2021
12. Compact plasmon-based biosensor and imager
    Agency: DST
    Duration: Dec 2017 to Dec 2020
Co-PI: Prof. A.Pradhan, IITK, Dr. S.Gupta, IITK