International Topical meeting on Classical and Quantum Optics (INTOCQ-24)

Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology (IIST), Thiruvananthapuram
16-18 December 2024

About IIST

The Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology (IIST) is a premier academic institution located in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India. Established in 2007 under the Department of Space, Government of India, IIST is the first institute in the country dedicated to the study and research in space science and technology. The institute operates under the aegis of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), which provides substantial support and resources for its academic and research initiatives.
IIST offers undergraduate, postgraduate, and doctoral programs in space science, engineering, and technology, with a particular focus on the development of skilled personnel for India’s space program. It is renowned for its cutting-edge research in satellite technology, space exploration, and related fields.
The institute has the enviable reputation of having had Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, the renowned technocrat and the former President of India as its very first Chancellor. Dr. B.N. Suresh, the founder Director of IIST is the current Chancellor. The IIST faculty members work in close collaboration with scientists/engineers of DoS/ISRO in various projects in diverse aspects of Space Science and Technology.

About Physics, IIST

Department of Physics at the Indian Institute of Space Science &Technology has a strong research group that lead fundamental and applied research in field of Classical and Quantum Optics.

Applied and Adaptive Optics laboratory (AAOL)

Applied and Adaptive Optics laboratory in the department of physics, has an advanced research facility in optics that facilitate design, development and innovation optics instrumentation and technology. With dedicated instruments, the research excels in the field of control of various parameters of light such as amplitude, phase, spectrum, polarization and coherence leading to its application in optical imaging, sensing and metrology. Optical aberration sensing using the state of the art devices like Shack-Hartmann wavefront sensors, and their corrections using deformable mirrors find immense application in optical imaging and communication through atmospheric turbulence and scattering media. Supporting theoretical research and modelling using pseudorandom phase plates allows deeper investigation into the field. Optical metrology using interferometry, holography, spectroscopy and polarimetry using a variety of light sources such as femto–second lasers, tunable and fixed wavelength lasers, as well as with low coherent light sources and additional controls using state of the art devices such as spatial light modulators, digital micro-mirror devices(DMD) has elevated the research leading to cutting edge technologies of the future. The lab also takes up many R&D projects of ISRO for providing customized design solutions.
Prof. C.S. Narayanamurthy (Outstanding professor, Physics) leads the research group involving faculty members Dr. J Solomon Ivan (Associate professor, Physics), Dr. Dinesh N Naik (Associate professor, Physics) and Dr. Biswajith Pathak (Ramanujan Fellow, Physics). The lab forms the axis of research and experimentation for research scholars and supports the M.Tech in optical Engineering. At present 7 Ph.D. research scholars and 3 M. Tech optical engineering project students carry out full-time research in the laboratory.

Quantum Optical Technology Lab (QOTL)

The Quantum Optical Technology Lab (QOL) of IIST is established to perform the experimental research activities in several forefront areas of quantum optical technologies. Currently, the QOTL is involved in the following research activities:

• Generation and Characterization of Quantum Squeezed/Entangled Light beams
• Quantum Sensing, Quantum Metrology and Quantum Imaging
• Engineering Spatial Quantum Correlations for Quantum Cryptography and Quantum Communication

The lab is equipped with a high-power continuous wave titanium sapphire laser, a Tunable diode laser, spectrum analyzers, spatial light modulator, an EMCCD camera and several types of photodetectors, including single photon counting modules.
Dr. Ashok Kumar (Associate professor, Physics) leads the research lab, where, currently, four regular PhD students, two master students and two undergraduate students are performing the research activities.

Chief Patron

Dr. S Somanath,
Secretary DOS, Chairman, ISRO

Patron

• Dr. B N Suresh, Chancellor, IIST, TVM
• Prof. Abhay Karandikar, Secretary, DST, New Delhi

Conference chair

C S Narayanamurthy, IIST

Conference Co- Chairs

• Dinesh N Naik, IIST, Trivandrum
• Solomon Ivan, IIST, Trivandrum
• Ashok Kumar, IIST, Trivandrum

Advisory Committee

• Dipankar Banerjee, IIST, Trivandrum, Chairman
• Asir Packiaraj J, IPRC, Mahendragiri
• V Narayanan, LPSC, Trivandrum
• S. Unnikrishnan Nair, VSSC, Trivandrum
• Shantanu Bhatawadekar, ISRO/DOS, Bengaluru
• Prakash Chauhan, NRSC, Hyderabad
• Nilesh M. Desai, SAC, Ahmedabad
• M. Sankaran, URSC, Bangalore
• Anil Bharadwaj, PRL, Ahmedabad
• K V Sriram, LEOS, Bangalore
• A Rajarajan , SDSC, SHAR
• Amit Kumar Patra, NARL,Gadanki
• Padma Kumar E.S., IISU, Trivandrum
• Venugopal Achanta, President, OSI, NPL, Delhi
• Kuruvilla Joseph, IIST, Trivandrum
• A Chandrasekar, IIST, Trivandrum
• Raju K George, IIST, Trivandrum
• Sudheesh Chethil, IIST, Trivandrum
• C S Narayanamurthy, IIST, Trivandrum, Convener

International Advisory Committee

• Ari Friberg, UEF, Finland
• Anurag Sharma, IIT Delhi, Delhi
• Ajoy Ghatak, Delhi, India
• Kehar Singh, Delhi, India
• R S Sirohi, Bangalore, India
• L N Hazra, OSI, Kolkatta, India
• R Simon, I MSc, Chennai, India
• Bishnu P Pal, Hyderabad, India
• Anurag Sharma, New Delhi, India
• Gautam Vemuri, IU, USA
• Prasantha Panigrahi, SOA, India
• S Chaturvedi, IISER, Bhopal, India

Invited Speakers

• Archan S Majumdar, S N Bose, Kolkata
• A R Ganesan, IIT Madras, Chennai
• Asoka Biswas, IITRPR, Ropar
• Bosanta Boruah, IITG,Guwahati
• Bishnu P Pal, Hyderabad, India
• Brijesh Kumar Singh,CURAJ, Rajasthan
• C M Chandrashekar, IISC, Bangalore
• C S Unnikrishnan, DIAT, Pune
• Harshawardhan Wanare, IITK, Kanpur
• J. Banerji, PRL, Ahmedabad
• Kanaka Raju Pandiri, DIAT, Pune
• Nirmalya Ghosh, IISERKOL, Kolkata
• Nathan Hagen, UTSUNOMIYA, Japan
• Naveen K Nischal, IIT Patna, Patna
• Mukesh Jewariya, NPL, Delhi.
• Pavan Kumar G. V., IISER, Pune
• Pramod Gopinath, CUSAT, Cochin
• Prasanta Panigrahi, IISER, Kolkata
• Rajesh V Nair, IITRPR, Ropar
• Rajesh KB, CGAC, Tirupur
• RamachandraraoYalla, UOH, Hyderabad
• R P Singh, PRL, Ahmedabad
• Salla Gangi Reddy, SRM University, AP
• Shubhrangshu Dasgupta, IITRPR, Ropar
• Somnath Ghosh, Mahindra University, Hyderabad
• Shree Kumar Nayar,Columbia University, USA
• Tarak Nath Dey, IITG, Guwahati
• Venugopal Achanta, NPL, Delhi
• Yoko Miyamoto,UEC,Tokyo

Special Lectures

• L N Hazra, OSI, Kolkatta, India
• Kehar Singh, IIT, Delhi
• S Chaturvedi, IISER, Bhopal
• S. Dutta Gupta, TIFR, Hyderabad

Registration Fees

Contact

The Secretary, INTOCQ-24
Department of Physics, Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology (IIST),
Valiamala (PO), Trivandrum —695547, INDIA

Email

[email protected]