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In Optoelectronic Nanodevice Research Laboratory (OPTO NANO GROUP) led by Dr. Mukesh Kumar in Department of Electrical Engineering at Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Indore we have been working on Optoelectronic Devices, Nanoelectronics, Integrated Photonics, and Nanofabrication. OPTO NANO GROUP is actively involved in the design and fabrication of number of on-chip devices and functionalities for optical communication, interconnects, computing, bio-chemical sensing, and memory applications. Our research group focuses on realizing new/improved optoelectronic functions by utilizing engineered (1D and 2D photonic crystals) and/or hybrid 2D materials (graphene etc.) into our devices.

Following are the thrust areas of our research:

Integrated Photonics
Silicon Photonics
Optoelectronic Devices
Nanoelectronics
Nano-scale Devices for memory and computing
Devices for Optical Fibre Communication and Interconnects
Nanofabrication & VLSI Technology
Integrated CMOS Photonics
Nanophotonics
Bio-chemical Sensors
Microwave Photonics

We focus on Device Innovations through novel designs and cost-effective fabrication of on-chip devices based on smart and engineered materials for future communication, computing and sensing.The group has ongoing research collaborations with leading scientists in India, UK, Italy, South Korea, France, Russia and USA.

Spotlight

Research Associate and PhD Recruitment 2024

Dr. Swati Rajput an alumna of ONRL has joined as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Electronics Engineering at IIT Dhanbad.

Rahul Dev Mishra under Prof. Mukesh Kumar in Electrical Engineering has been selected as one of the recipients of the IEEE Photonics Society (IPS) 2024 Graduate Student Scholarship.

PhD Recruitment

Santosh Kumar, a PhD student under Prof. Mukesh Kumar in Electrical Engineering has been selected as one of the recipients of the IEEE Photonics Society (IPS) 2023 Graduate Student Scholarship.

Prof. Mukesh Kumar has been selected for "Scientific High Level Visiting Fellowship (SSHN)" to visit France.

Prof. Mukesh Kumar has been appointed as the Associate Editor of IEEE Photonics Journal.

Dr. Mukesh Kumar has been appointed Adjunct Faculty in Purdue School of Engineering & Technology, IUPUI, USA.

Rolling Advertisment for PhD Position

Centre of Advanced Eletronics

International Day of Light Celebration 2024

Recent Publications

1. S. Kumar, A. Kumar, R. D. Mishra, P. Babu, S. K. Pandey, S. Devi, G. Brunetti, C. Ciminelli, and M. Kumar, "Multilevel Nanophotonic Resistive Switching in Ag-ITO-SiO2 on Silicon with Enhanced Optical Storage Density," Journal of Lightwave Technology, October 2024, DOI: 10.1109/JLT.2024.3474775.

2. S. Kumar, R.D. Mishra, A. Kumar, P. Babu, S. K. Pandey, and M. Kumar, "Double-Slot Nanophotonic Platform for Optically Accessible Resistive Switching with High Extinction Ratio and High Endurance,"ACS Photonics, October 2023, DOI: 10.1021/acsphotonics.3c01289.

2. S. Rajput, V. Kaushik, P. Babu, S. K. Pandey, and M. Kumar, "All optical modulation in vertically coupled indium tin oxide ring resonator employing epsilon near zero state", Scientific Reports, October 2023, DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-44438-3.