Academic Qualifications
Ph.D. in Physics (Optics & Photonics): June 2016: Delhi Technological University (Formerly Delhi College of Engineering), Delhi, India (2011 - 2016)
Research Title: Application Specific Specialty Optical fibers and waveguides.
Supervisor: Dr. Ajeet Kumar, Assistant Professor, Department of Physics, Delhi Technological University, Delhi, India
Co-Supervisor: Prof. Ravindra Kumar Sinha, Professor (on lien), Department of Physics, Delhi Technological University, Delhi, India; Director, CSIR-CSIO, Chandigarh.
M.Sc. in Physics (I Division), Dr. B. R. A. University, Agra, India, 2006
B.Sc. in Physics , Mathematics and Chemistry (I Division), Dr. B. R. A. University, Agra, India, 2004
Position Held
Research Fellow: University of Southampton, United Kindom (September 2021 - continue).
Guest Faculty: Department of Applied Physics, Delhi Technological University, Delhi, India. (March 2021 - May 2021).
C. V. Raman Postdoctoral Fellow: CeNSE, Indian Institute of Science (IISc) Bangalore, India. (Oct. 2019 - March 2021).
Post Doctoral Fellow: Optical Functional Materials Laboratory, Toyota Technological Institute, Nagoya, Japan. (Oct. 2017 - Sept. 2019).
National Post-Doctoral Fellow (NPDF): V-4: Advanced Materials and Sensors Division, CSIR-CSIO, Chandigarh, Sector-30C, India. (July 2016 - Sept. 2017).
Research Scholar: Department of Applied Physics, Delhi Technological University, Delhi, India; (December 2011 - June 2016).
Lecturer: Satya college of Engineering and Technology, Mitrol, Palwal, Haryana, India; (August, 2008 - November 2011).
Foreign Visits/Assignments
USA (San Francisco): To attend SPIE Photonics West 2019: Conference organized by SPIE, 2 -7 February 2019, San Francisco, California, USA.
Japan (Nagoya): To work as a researcher at Toyota Technological Institute, Nagoya: 1 October 2017 to 30 September 2019.
Visiting Researcher at St. Petersburg Univeristy of Information Technology Mechnics and Optics (ITMO University), Saint Petersburg, Russia: To attend the project meeting (Project title: All dielectric, hybrid and plasmonic nanostructures), 18 - 26 March, 2017, Saint Petersburg, RUSSIA.
USA (California): To attend Student Chapter Leadership Workshop held at Marriot Marquis and Marina, on 8th August, 2015, and SPIE-Optics & Photonic conference, 9th - 13th August, 2015, San Diego, CA, USA.
USA (Arizona): To attend Frontier in Optics 2014: Conference organized by OSA-An Optical Society, 18 -23 October 2014, Tucson (Visited College of Optical Science, Arizona University, USA).
USA (California): To attend Siegman Internation School on Lasers: 3-8 August 2014, Stanford University, Stanford, USA
USA (California): To attend Student Chapter Leadership Workshop held at Marriot Marquis and Marina, on 24th August, 2013, and SPIE-Optics & Photonic conference, 25th - 29th August, 2013, San Diego, CA, USA (Funding Agency: SPIE)
Awards/Prizes/Scholarships
C. V. Raman Postdoctoral Fellow: Awarded by Indian Institute of Science (IISc) Bangolore, India. (2019-2021).
National Postdoctoral Fellowship: Awarded by Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB), Govt. of India; (2016 - 2018)
International Travel Grant: Awarded by Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB) to attend conference in USA (2015)
Best oral presentation award (First): IONS Asia-6 Kharagpur, 10 -12 December 2014, IIT Kharagpur, Kharagpur, WB, INDIA (2014)
Officer Travel Grant ($2000): Awarded by Optical Society of America (OSA) to attend chapter officers workshop, at Tucson, Arizona, USA October 18, 2014.
Travel Grant ($2000): Awarded by OSA Foundation, to attend Siegman International School on Lasers, August 3 - 8, 2014, Stanford University, Stanford, CA (USA) (2014).
Best oral presentation award (First): Awarded by SPIE at International Conference on Optics and Optoelectronics, (ICOL-2014), OSI Golden Jubilee Celebration Conference, 5 - 8 March 2014, Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India
Best poster presentation award (First): SPIE-Winter School on Photonics, 26 - 29 December 2013, IISER-Kolkata, INDIA
People's Choice Award: SPIE- Optics Olympic Games (OOG), 25 August 2013, San Diego, California, USA
Officer Travel Grant ($2500): SPIE, for attending Student Chapter Leadership Workshop held at Marriot Marquis and Marina, on 24th August, 2013, San Diego, CA, USA
Best Prize (Second): for writing a scientific essay in college level competition, 2006
Ekikrit Scholarship: from Govt. of Uttar Pradesh at school level competition in 1996
Member of International Committees / Boards
· Optics Advisory Board Member: Cambridge scholars Publishing, UK May 2018 – continue
· Editorial Board Member of Optics: Science Publishing Group, NY, USA Nov. 2018 – Dec. 2020
· Editorial Board Member of SCIREA: Journal of Physics, Science Research Association; USA April 2019 - continue
· Member: SPIE 2019 Education Committee, USA Jan. 2019 – Dec. 2021
· Executive Officer: OSA “Fiber Modeling and Fabrication” Technical Group, March 2019 – continue
· Event Officer: OSA "Lasers in Manufacturing" Technical Group, April 2019 - March 2020
Administrative Background
President: SPIE DCE Chapter @ Delhi Technological University, Delhi, India (2015) http://www.spiedcechapter.dce.edu
Executive Officer: OSA DCE Chapter @ Delhi Technological University, Delhi, India (2014 - 2015) http://www.spiedcechapter.dce.edu
Vice-President: SPIE DCE Chapter @ Delhi Technological University, Delhi, India (2013 - 2014) http://www.spiedcechapter.dce.edu
Officer Incharge: Applied Physics Lab. B. Tech., Satya college of Engg. & Tech. (2008 - 2011) http://www.satyaedu.org/
Professional Membership
Member: IEEE Photonic Society (2015 - 2018): Customer/Member number: 92830065
Member: SPIE- An International Society of Optics and Photonics (2012 - Till now; Membership ID: 3477366)
Member: Optical Society of America (OSA): (2012 - Till now; Member Number: 1051841) www.osa.org/en-us/home
Invited talks/Expert Lectures
T. S. Saini, “Photonic crystal fibers and their application,” (21 March 2017), The International Research Centre for Nanophotonics and Metamaterials, The Metamaterials Laboratory, ITMO University (Saint-Petersburg National Research University of Information Technologies, Mechanics and Optics), Saint Petersburg-199034, RUSSIA.
T. S. Saini, "Photonic crystal fibers:Benefits and Applications," (10 March. 2017) 5-days short-term course on "Optical Fibers & Their Applications," 06 March - 10 March 2017, National Institute of Technical Teachers Training and Research (NITTTR), Sector-26, Chandigarh-160019, INDIA.
T. S. Saini, "Photonic crystal fibers," (27 Feb. 2017) Continuous Education Program (CEP) on "Photonics for Detonics," 27 Feb. - 03 March 2017, Terminal Ballistics Research Laboratory (TBRL)-DRDO, Ramgarh Range, Chandigarh, INDIA.
T. S. Saini, "Designing of photonic crystal fibers for supercontinuum generation," at CSIR-Central Scientific Instruments Organization, 31 July 2015, Chandigarh, INDIA.
Recent Meeting Attended
National Conference on Nano Materials for Energy and Advanced Technologies (NEAT-2021, Online), March 25-26, 2021, DIT University, Dehradun, India.
SPIE Photonics West 2021 Conference (Online); Integrated Optics: Devices, Materials, and Technologies XXV, 6 - 11 March 2021, San Francisco, California, USA.
Workshop on "High Power Fiber Laser: Opportunities and Challenges" 27- 28 February 2020, CSIR-Central Glass & Ceramic Research Institute, Kolkata, India.
SPIE Photonics West 2019: 2 - 7 February 2019; The Moscone Center, San Francisco, California, USA.
Marie Curie Alumni Association (MCAA), Indian Chapter Event "Opportunities for Indian Researchers in Europe", 30th August, 2017, Jointly organized by Marie Curie Alumni Association (MCAA) Indian Chapter & CSIR-Central Scientific Instruments Organisation, Chandigarh in Association with EURAXESS India and the Delegation of the European Union to India, at CSIR-CSIO, Chandigarh, India.
3rd CRIKC NanoScience Day, 29th August, 2017, Jointly organized by CSIO-Central Scientific Instruments Organisation, Chandigarh; & Institute of Nano Science and Technology, Mohali, at CSIR-CSIO, Chandigrh, India.
Project meeting (Project title: All dielectric, hybrid and plasmonic nanostructures), 18th - 26th March, 2017, ITMO University, Saint Petersburg, Russia: Saint Petersburg, RUSSIA.
Workshop on "Optics & Photonics: Theory & Computational Techniques (OPTCT)" 04 - 05 March 2017, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi (IITD), Hauz Khas, New Delhi, Delhi-110016 INDIA.
INUP Hands-on Training on "Nanofabrication Technologies" 07 - 15 February 2017, Centre for Nano Science and Engineering, Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore-560 012, INDIA.
DTU 3rd Convocation: December 8 (Thursday), 2016, Delhi Technological University, Delhi, INDIA. (I Received my Ph.D. Degree).
The International Conference on Fiber Optics and Photonics (Photonics-2016): Conference organized by OSA-An Optical Society & Indian Institute of Technology-Kanpur, 4 - 8 December 2016, Kanpur, INDIA.
Faculty Development Programme under Technical Education Quality Improvement Programme-II (TEQIP-II) on Environmental Pollution: Monitoring & Control (EPMC-2016): Organized by Department of Environmental Engineering, Delhi Technological University, 24 - 28 October 2016, Delhi, INDIA.
Symposium on Optics and Photonics based Technologies & Instruments for Civil Society (OPTICS): Organized by CSIR-CSIO, 21 October 2016, at Chandigarh, INDIA.
National Seminar on Frontiers in Applied Science and Technology (FAST-2016): Organized by the Department of Applied Physics, Delhi Technological University (DTU) on March 22, 2016, Delhi-110 042, INDIA.
International Conference on Condensed Matter and Applied Physics (ICC-2015), 30 – 31 October 2015, Govt. Engineering College, Bikaner, RJ, INDIA.
Short term course under Technical Education Quality Improvement Programme-II (TEQIP-II) on "Laser Processing for Manufacturing: Technology & Applications" Course code-2015/TEQIP-STC/22; Sl. No:16; 11th September 2015 to 13th September 2015, IIT Delhi, INDIA.
SPIE Student Chapter Leadership Workshop, 8th August 2015, Hotel Marriot-Marques, San Diego, California, USA.
SPIE Optics +Photonics 2015, 9th - 13th August 2015, Convention Center, San Diego, California, USA.
National Seminar on Recent Advances in Physics (NSRAP-2015): Organized by the Department of Applied Physics, Delhi Technological University (DTU) on February 16, 2015, Delhi-110 042, INDIA.
International Conference on Recent Cognizance in Wireless Communication & Image Processing: Organized by Poornima Institute of Engg. & Tech., 16 -17 January 2015, Jaipur, INDIA.
Workshop on Frontiers of Spectroscopy: Organized by Deptt. of Physics, BHU, 08 -09 January 2015, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, INDIA.
International Conference on Frontiers of Spectroscopy (ICFS-2015): Organized by Deptt. of Physics, BHU, 10 -12 January 2015, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, INDIA.
Photonics 2014- The International Conference on Fiber Optics and Photonics: Conference organized by OSA-An Optical Society, 13 -16 December 2014, IIT Kharagpur, Kharagpur, WB, INDIA.
IONS Asia-6 Kharagpur: 10 -12 December 2014, IIT Kharagpur, Kharagpur, WB, INDIA.
Frontier in Optics 2014: Conference organized by OSA-An Optical Society, 18 -23 October 2014, Tucson, Arizona, USA.
Siegman Internation School on Lasers: 3-8 August 2014, Stanford University, Stanford, USA.
International Conference on Optics and Optoelectronics (ICOL-2014), OSI Golden Jubilee Celebration Conference, 5 - 8 March 2014, Dehradun, Uttarakhand, INDIA.
UKIERI Conference on Computational Photonics, 1-3 March 2014, IIT Delhi, INDIA.
SPIE Winter School on Photonics: 26th- 29th Dec. 2013, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER), Kolkata, WB, INDIA.
Workshop on Recent Advances in Photonics (WRAP-2013), 17th - 18th Dec. 2013, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Delhi, INDIA.
SPIE Student Chapter Leadership Workshop, 24th August 2013, Hotel Marriot-Marques, San Diego, California, USA.
SPIE Optics +Photonics 2013, 25th - 29th August 2013, Convention Center, San Diego, California, USA.
International Conference on Recent Trends in Applied Physics & Material Science (RAM-2013): 1-2 February 2013, Govt. College of Engineering & Technology, Bikaner-334004, Rajasthan, INDIA.
Photonics 2012- The International Conference on Fiber Optics and Photonics: Organized by OSA-An Optical Society, 09 -12 December 2012, IIT Madras, INDIA.
Reviewer of the Journals
Journal of Non-Crystalline Solid (Elsevier) : 2021-present
Scientific Reports (Springer Nature) : 2021-present
PRAMANA Journal of Physics (Springer, Indian Academy of Science) : 2021-present
IEEE Sensors Journal (IEEE) : 2020-present
Optics and Laser Technology (Elsevier) : 2020-present
Results in Optics (Elsevier) : 2020-present
Applied Physics B: Lasers and Optics (Springer Science+Business Media) : 2020 - present
International Journal of Communication System (Wiley) : 2020 - present
Frontiers of Information Technology & Electronic Engineering (Springer) : 2020 - present
SN Applied Sciences (Springer Nature) : 2020 - present
IEEE Access (IEEE) : 2020 - present
Frontiers of Optoelectronics (Springer) : 2020 - present
Optics and Lasers in Engineering (Elsevier) : 2020 - present
Materials Research Express (IOP) : 2020 - present
Optics and Laser Technology (Elsevier) : 2019 - present
Frequenz: Journal of RF-Engineering and Telecommunications (De GRUYTER) : 2019 - present
Applied Physics Express (IOP Publishing) : 2019 - present
Optical Materials (Elsevier) :2019 - present
Laser Physics Letters (IOP) : 2019 - present
Optical and Quantum Electronics (Springer Nature) : 2019 - present
High Power Laser Science and Engineering (Cambridge University Press) : 2019 - present
Photonics Research (OSA) : 2018 - present
Optical Materials Express (OSA) : 2018 - present
Journal of Applied Physics (AIP) : 2018 - present
Journal of Optical Society of America-B (JOSA-B; OSA) : 2018 - present
Optical Fiber Technology (Elsevier) : 2018 - present
Superlattices and Microstructures (Elsevier) : 2018 - present
Journal of Optoelectronics and Advanced Materials (JOAM) : 2018 - present
Journal of Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics (IEEE) : 2017 - present
Journal of Lightwave Technology (IEEE & OSA) : 2017 - present
Optics Express (OSA) : 2017 - present
Optical Engineering (SPIE) : 2017 - present
Optics Communications (Elsevier) :2017 - present
Advances in OptoElectronics (Hindawi) : 2017 - present
Optik-International Journal for Light and Electron Optics (Elsevier) : 2016 - present
Photonics Technology Letters (IEEE) : 2015 - present
Applied Optics (OSA) : 2015 - present
Optics Letters (OSA) : 2015 - present
Reviewer of the Conference Proceedings
IEEE CRALT-2016 (Conference on Recent Advances in Lightwave Technology), Bangalore, Karnataka, India; September 21 - 23, 2016.
The Second International Conference on Mechanical, Electric and Industrial Engineering (MEIE2019), Hangzhou, China, May 25-27, 2019.
Reviewer of International Grants
Travel Grant: OSA- Incubic Milton Chang Travel Grant, 2016, USA
SPIE Education Grant: SPIE - 2019, USA.
Siegman International School on Lasers 2019, OSA, USA.
SPIE Education Grant: SPIE - 2020, USA