
Optical Communication and Biophotonics Lab
Defence Institute Of Advanced Technology, Pune-411025

Our Research Team

Dr. A.V.R.Murthy
Assistant Professor,
Optical Communication & Biophotonics lab
Current research interests: Free Space Optical Communication, Underwater optical Communication, FSO Channel Modelling, Optical instrumentation, Bio-photonics, Fluorescence Correlation Spectroscopy, Atomic Force Microscopy, Ellipsometry
Ph.D Students

Ms. Rashi Patil
PhD Research : Investigation of Photoluminescence, fluorescent and Optical properties of core shell quantum dots/nano materials.
Batch: 2022-2027

Mr. Shreyas Jain
PhD Research :
Batch: 2023-2028

Mr. Kiran Patil
PhD Research : Development of High Speed Electronics System for Optical Wireless Communication using FPGA.
Batch: 2023-2028

Mr. Dhanush Devappa B C
PhD Research : Optical Instrumentation, System Design, and Investigation of Performance ofUnderwater Wireless Optical Communication
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Batch: 2024-2029
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JRF/ PA

Ms. Kalyani Vasant Pawar
Project title : Demonstration and Implementation of a Bi-directional(>10m) Underwater Optical Communication link with various Modulation schemes on a Testbed.
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Joined on March 2023

Mr. Dhruva Bhat
Project title : "Biophysical investigation on lipid-nanoparticle interactions in biomimetic lipid membranes"
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Joined on January 2024
MTech Students

Ms. Anjana Unnikrishnan E
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M.Tech: Opto-electronics & Communication Systems
(Lasers and Electro-Optics)
Batch: 2023-2025
Final year project: Development of Image Processing Tomography GUI for Light Sheet Fluorescence Microscopy(LSFM) for Image Sectioning and Analysis
Alumni

Mr. Adetya Khade
M.Tech: Opto-electronics & Communication Systems
(Lasers and Electro-Optics)
Batch: 2022-2024
Final year project: Development of Light Sheet Fluorescence Microscopy

Dr. Sagar Kamble
PhD Thesis : Investigation of biophysical and nano-mechanical properties of single and multi-component supported lipid bilayers
Batch: 2018-22​

Lt. Col. Piyush Singh Rathore
(INDIAN ARMY)
M.Tech: Opto-electronics & Communication Systems
(Lasers and Electro-Optics)
Batch: 2021-2023
Final year project: Design and Development of Field Deployable Free Space Optical Communication System Prototype for Tactical Surviellance
Sathiya Narayanan S L
M.Tech: Opto-electronics & Communication Systems
(Lasers and Electro-Optics)
Batch: 2021-2023
Final year project: Development of Forward Error Correction codes and real-time implementation in free space optical communication system with adverse atmospheric conditions​


V V K Sanjeevi Mitra
M.Tech: Opto-electronics & Communication Systems
(Lasers and Electro-Optics)
Batch: 2021-2023
Final year project: Developing different modulation schemes on FPGA for data transmission using OWC ​
Shreyas Jain
M.Tech: Opto-electronics & Communication Systems
(Lasers and Electro-Optics)
Batch: 2021-2023
Final year project: Underwater Optical channel analysis and mathematical modelling of channel


Sreethu P
M.Tech.: Sensor Technology
Batch: 2021-2023
Final year project: Working on Current sensing and data logging
Umakant D
M.Tech: Opto-electronics & Communication Systems
(Optical Communication and Photonics)
Batch: 2020-2022
Final year project: Development of FPGA based correlation unit and LabVIEW based automation for data acquisition for single molecule technique (FCS)


Rashmikanta Mantry
M.Tech: Opto-electronics & Communication Systems
(Optical Communication and Photonics)
Batch: 2019-2021
Final year project: Astrosat Observation of Black-hole X-RAY Binary transient MAXI J1348-630​
Soumit Banerjee
M.Tech: Opto-electronics & Communication Systems
(Lasers and Electro-optics)
Batch: 2019-2021
Final year project: Simulation of various modulation techniques with RSA algorithm for secure data transmission in free space optical communication


Mayana Yousuf Ali Khan
M.Tech: Opto-electronics & Communication Systems
(Optical Communication and Photonics)
Batch: 2019-2021
Final year project: Simulation and Feasibility Test Of Atmospheric Turbulence For Different Modulation Schemes In FSOC
Shivam Mishra
M.Tech: Opto-electronics & Communication Systems
(Optical Communication and Photonics)
Batch: 2019-2021
Final year project: Simulation of OFDM Techniques and effect of Doppler Shift on OFDM in the the communication system.


Aditya Roy
M.Tech: Opto-electronics & Communication Systems
(Optical Communication and Photonics)
Batch: 2018-2020
Final year project: Implementation of various modulation schemes for Free space optical communication
Dy Comdt Keshav Mehra
M.Tech.: Sensor Technology
Batch: 2018-2020
Final year project: Prototype development for Automatic collision avoidance and self docking for ships at harbour


Chinchu Joseph
M.Tech: Opto-electronics & Communication Systems
(Optical Communication and Photonics)
Batch: 2017-2019
Final year project: Design and implementation of a Visible Light Communication System for indoor environment
Lt Cdr Umesh Kumar
M.Tech: Opto-electronics & Communication Systems
(Optical Communication and Photonics)
Batch: 2017-2019
Final year project: BER performance of underwater wireless optical communication


Vasanth Kumar R
M.Tech: Opto-electronics & Communication Systems
(Optical Communication and Photonics)
Batch: 2017-2019
Final year project: Development of Free Space Optical Communication with Multiple Nodes
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Anirban Mukhopadyay
M.Tech.: Sensor Technology
Batch: 2016-2018
Final year project: Study of Scattering Properties of Sub-wavelength Structures from the perspective of Toroidal Multi-Poles​

Project Student



Isha Kabara​
Batch: 2022-2023
Project: Molecular Dynamic Simulation of Lipid Bilayer
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Snehal Patil
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Pranav Adhyapak
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Abhinav C
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Batch:2022-2023
Project: Visible Light Communication using Python
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