Precision & Quantum Measurement laboratory (PQM-lab)
Inter-University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics,Pune,India

Prof. Subhadeep De Prof. Subhadeep De
Associate Professor (Scientist F)
Principal Investigator of PQM-lab

Visiting faculty,
Centre for Quantum Engineering Research and Education
,
TCG Crest, Kolkata, India.

Email: subhadeep[at]iucaa[dot]in

Ph: +91-20-2560 4217 (O)

Curriculum vitae
Prof. De is an experimentalist with expertise in laser cooling and trapping of atoms & ions, degenerate quantum gasses, quantum optics and time & frequency metrology. He obtained PhD in Laser Cooling and Trapping of Barium from University of Groningen, Netherlands followed by research associate at the Joint Quantum Institute, Maryland, USA. After this he was scientist at the National Physical Laboratory, New Delhi, India before joining IUCAA in 2019.
 
 

Scientific Officer

 
Mr. Sankar Majhi Mr. Sankar Majhi
Email: sankar[at]iucaa[dot]in
Sankar Majhi has joined IUCAA in November 2020 as a Scientific & Technical Officer-C. He is working to develop low noise FPGA based electronics.
 
 

Post-Doctoral Fellows

 
Dr. Stanley Johnson Dr. Stanley Johnson
Email: stanley[at]iucaa[dot]in
Stanley Johnson has joined IUCAA as a research associate since December 2020, which is funded by the QuEST program of DST. Here, he is working on developing ultra-stable narrow-linewidth lasers and dissemination of that through phase stabilized optical fibre. His research interests are in optical interferometry, spatial division multiplexing in fibre-optic telecommunication and high-speed digital signal processing for optics applications.
Dr. Sujaya Dasgupta Dr. Sujaya Das Gupta
Email:sujaya[dot]gupta[at]iucaa[dot]in
Sujaya Das Gupta has joined IUCAA as a research associate since March 2022, which is funded by the QuEST program of DST. She is developing several low-noise electronic subsystems for driving the experiment.
Dr. Sharmistha Chatterjee Dr. Sharmistha Chatterjee
Email:sharmistha[dot]chatterjee[at]iucaa[dot]in
Sharmistha Chatterjee has joined as a Post-doctoral fellow since August 2022. She is working on instrumentation related to optical frequency synthesis and developing optical sub-systems for ytterbium-ion spectroscopy.
 
 

Research Fellows

 
Mr. Sankalpa Banerjee Mr. Sankalpa Banerjee
Email: sankalpa[at]iucaa[dot]in
Sankalpa Banerjee joined IUCAA as a Junior Research Fellow in January 2021, which is funded by the QuEST program of DST. Here he is working on simulation, designing and fabrication of an ultra-stable Fabry–Pérot cavity. His areas of interest are, optoelectronics sensors, nonlinear optics, electronics design.
Mr. Aman Gangwar Mr. Aman Gangwar
Email:aman[dot]gangwar[at]iucaa[dot]in
Aman Gangwar joined IUCAA as a Junior Research Fellow in June 2022, which is funded by the Chanakya Doctoral Fellowship program of the I-Hub Quantum Technology Foundation. He is working on phase stabilization of optical fibers.
Mr. Rajesh Chell Mr. Rajesh Chell
Email:rajesh[dot]chell[at]iucaa[dot]in
Rajesh Chell joined IUCAA as a Junior Research Fellow in July 2022, which is funded by the QuEST program of DST. Here he is working to develop ytterbium-ion based optical clock.
Ms. Divya Ann Shaji Ms. Divya Ann Shaji
Email:divya[dot]shaji[at]iucaa[dot]in
Divya Shaji has joined IUCAA as a Junior Research Fellow in July 2022 which is funded by the DAE-BRNS . She is working on a high-resolution imaging system and developing optical sub-systems for ytterbium-ion spectroscopy.
 
 

Alumni

 
Prf_De Dr. Kanaka Raju Pandiri
Kanaka Raju Pandiri was a LIGO-India postdoctoral fellow at IUCAA.
Dr. Ashif Reza Dr. Ashif Reza
Ashif Reza was a Research Associate at PQM-Lab.
Mr. Soumyaranjan Jhankar Mr. Soumyaranjan Jhankar
Soumyaranjan Jhankar was a Junior Research Fellow at PQM-Lab.
Mr. Soumyaranjan Jhankar Ms. Ishita Chatterjee
Ishita Chatterjee was a Junior Research Fellow at PQM-Lab.