OCBL
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
Mrs. Rashi Patil Jagtap
PhD Research: Investigation of Photoluminescence, fluorescent and Optical properties of core shell quantum dots/nano materials.
Batch: 2022-2027
Mr. Shreyas Jain
PhD Research: Implementation of Machine Learning and Deep Learning Methods for Channel Mitigation in Optical Wireless Communication: Investigation and Quantitative Assessment
Volunteer Experience: President at Optica Student Chapter (Tenure - 2024 to 2026)
Batch: 2023-2028
Mr. Kiran Patil (Part-time PhD)
PhD Research: Development of High Speed Electronics System for Optical Wireless Communication using FPGA
Industry Experience: Currently working as a VLSI Lead at Wipro
Batch: 2023-2028
Mr. Dhanush Devappa B C
PhD Research: Optical Instrumentation, System Design, and Investigation of Performance ofUnderwater Wireless Optical Communication
Batch: 2024-2029
Mr. Soumit Banerjee
PhD Research: Optical Wireless Communication (OWC), Optical Camera Communication (OCC)
Industry Experience: Worked as a Senior Engineer at L&T Technology Services (2021-2026)
Batch: 2026-present
JRF/ PA
Ms. Bhavya Doshi (JRF)
Project title:
Joined on December 2025
Mr. Rajesh Arjun Doke (PA)
Project title: Demonstration and Implementation of a SIMO and MIMO Bi-directional (>10m) Underwater Optical Communication link with various Modulation schemes
Joined on March 2026
Masters Students
Ms. Chandani Kashyap
M.Sc.-Tech Photonics
Batch: 2023-2026
Project title:
Incoming Graduate Engineer Trainee - Optics at OPmobility Exterior India Pvt. Ltd.
Ms. Samruddhi Bhate
M. Sc. Photonics
Batch: 2024-2026
Project title: Methods for uncovering radio transients in GMRT archival data
Ms. Urvashi Boda
M. Sc. Photonics
Batch: 2024-2026
Project title: Multi-Input Multi-Output Optical Wireless Communication
Incoming Development Engineer at Akademika
Mr. Shashank Shekhar
M.Tech in LEOC
Batch: 2024-2026
Final year project: Investigation of Adverse atmospheric Effects on Free Space Optical Communication using OWC Testbed
Incoming Marie Curie Fellow at Univeristy of Strathclyde
Ms. Priyaja M P
M.Sc.-Tech Photonics
Batch: 2024-2026
Final year project:
Ms. Nishidha Nidhi
M. Sc. Photonics
Batch: 2024-2026
Final year project: Molecular Dynamics simulations to investigate protein-lipid interactions
Incoming Erasmus Mundus Scholar at KU Leuven
Mr. Arijit Ganguly
M.Sc.-Tech Photonics
Batch: 2024-2026
Final year project: Underwater Image Enhancement
Alumni
Dr. Sagar Kamble
PhD Thesis : Investigation of biophysical and nano-mechanical properties of single and multi-component supported lipid bilayers
Batch: 2018-22
Mr. Ranjit Rana
M.Tech.: LEOC
Batch: 2022-2024
Project title: Development of high-speed circuit for Optical Wireless Communication
Mr. Shubhankar Singh Chandel
MSc: Photonics
Batch: 2023-2025
Final year project: Investigation of Nonlinear Optical Properties of Inorganic Semiconductor Quantum Dots
Ms. Anjana Unnikrishnan E
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
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
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
Current Position: PhD at Manipal Institute of Technology
Soumit Banerjee
M.Tech: 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
Current Position: PhD at Defence Institute of Advanced Technology
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
Current Position: PhD at IISER, Bhopal
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
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
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.
Current position: Project Assistant at CSIO, Chandigarh
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
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
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
Mr. Dhruva Bhat
Project title: Biophysical investigation on lipid-nanoparticle interactions in biomimetic lipid membranes
PA Tenure: January 2024 to November 2025
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
JRF Tenure: March 2023-March 2025
