symposium on quantum science & Technologies (SQt-2026)

plenary talks

invited talks

(24) Relativistic Plasma Optics in Space and Time

Amit D. Lad,

(Invited) 13th Asian Symposium on Intense Laser Science (ASILS 13) at Labhgarh Palace, Udaipur, Rajasthan, India on December 17, 2024.

(23) Time-resolved two-dimensional velocity mapping of the hot-dense relativistic-laser-produced plasma

Amit D. Lad,

(Invited) “The 3rd conference on plasma simulation (CPS-2022)” at the Raman Science Center (IIA campus in Leh, Ladakh UT, India) during 13-15 July, 2023.

(22) Ultra-Intense Femtosecond Lasers produced Shock Waves

Amit D. Lad,

(Invited - Remote e-conference) 6th Asia-Pacific Conference on Plasma Physics (AAPPS-DPP) organized by Division of Plasma Physics, Association of Asia-Pacific Physical Societies during Oct. 9-14, 2022.

(21) Two-Dimensional Velocity Mapping of the Hot-Dense Intense Laser Produced Plasma

Amit D. Lad,

(Invited - via Webex) IEEE Tropical Meeting on Photonics (TMP) 2021 organized by IEEE Photonics Society Malaysia Chapter (MyIPS), virtually held on December 08, 2021.

(20) Two-Dimensional-Space-Resolved, Picosecond-Time-Resolved, Velocity Mapping of Hot-Dense Intense Laser Produced Plasmas

Amit D. Lad,

(Invited) International Workshop on Laboratory Astrophysics with Intense Lasers (IWLA) 2020, at IIT Hyderabad, India during 07 – 08 December 2020.

(19) Two-Dimensional-Space-Resolved, Picosecond-Time-Resolved, Velocity Mapping of Hot-Dense Intense Laser Produced Plasmas

Amit D. Lad,

(Invited) The 3rd Asia-Pacific Conference on Plasma Physics (AAPPS-DPP) 2019, at Hefei, China during November 04 – 08, 2019.

(18) Turbulent Megagauss Magnetic Fields generated in Ultra-Intense Laser-produced Plasmas and their Astrophysical Relevance

Amit D. Lad,

(Invited) International Workshop on Laser Astrophysics (ILWA) 2019, at Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China during October 28 – November 02, 2019.

(17) Ultra-Intense Laser produced Mega-Gauss Magnetic Fields at the Rear Side of Thin Targets

Amit D. Lad,

(Invited) International Conference on Ultrahigh Intensity Lasers (ICUIL) 2018, at Bad Schachen, Lindau, Germany during September 09 – 15 September 2018.

(16) Intense Laser Produced Magnetic Fields at the Rear Side of Thin Targets

Amit D. Lad,

(Invited) 44th European Physical Society (EPS) Conference on Plasma Physics, at Queen’s University Belfast, Northern Ireland, during June 26 – 30 June 2017.

(15) Measuring Lifespan of Hot, Relativistic Electrons produced in Ultra-Intense Laser-Solid Interactions

Amit D. Lad,

(Invited) 7th International Conference on Ultrahigh Intensity Lasers (ICUIL 2016) in Montebello, Canada during Sep. 11 – 16, 2016.

(14) Megagauss Magnetic Fields and Ultrafast Dynamics in Intense Laser-Matter Interaction

Amit D. Lad,

(Invited) The ‘First Newton-Bhabha, UK-India Bilateral meet on High Field Science’ in Trivandrum, Kerala, India during March 01 – 03, 2016.

(13) Turbulent, Megagauss Magnetic Fields in Intense, Ultrashort Laser Pulse – Solids Interaction

Amit D. Lad,

(Invited) Conference on High Intensity Lasers and Attosecond Science in Israel (CHILI 2016) at Carlton, Tel-Aviv, Israel during February 22 – 25, 2016.

(12) Ultrafast Optics of Solid Density Plasma and Micro-Optics for Ultra Intense Laser

Amit D. Lad,

(Invited) ASian core program for High energy density science Using LAser photons (ASHULA) GRAND Seminar/Symposium 2016 at Osaka University, Japan during January 05 – 07, 2016.

(11) Ultrafast Dynamics in Hot, Dense, Laser-Produced Plasmas

Amit D. Lad,

(Invited) Plasma 2014 Conference by the Plasma Science Society of India (PSSI) at Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam, Kerala, India during December 08 – 11, 2014.

(10) Absorption of High-Contrast, High Intensity Femtosecond Pulses by Solids

Amit D. Lad, P. K. Singh, G. Chatterjee, A. Adak, P. Brijesh, and G. R. Kumar

(Invited) The International Committee on Ultra-High Intensity Lasers (ICUIL) Conference 2014 at Cidade de Goa, Goa, India, during October 12 – 17, 2014.

(9) A Bright Source of Hard X-Rays from Laser Bio-Plasmas

Amit D. Lad, M. Krishnamurthy, M. Kundu, K. Bane, P. K. Singh, G. Chatterjee, G. R. Kumar, and K. Ray

(Invited) National Symposium on Nonlinear and Complex Phenomena in Jadhavpur University, Kolkata, India, during January 07 – 09, 2014.

(8) Magnetic Turbulence in Intense-Laser-Plasmas: Observation of Kolmogorov Scaling and Transition in Turbulent Regimes

Amit D. Lad, G. Chatterjee, P. K. Singh, A. Adak, P. Brijesh, Z. M. Sheng, A. Das, S. Sengupta, P. K. Kaw, and G. R. Kumar

(Invited) The Eighth International Conference on Inertial Fusion Science and Application (IFSA) 2013 in Nara, Japan, during September 08-13, 2013.

(7) Mapping Magnetic Fields at Near-Solid Densities, in Laser Produced Plasmas using a Third Harmonic Beam

Amit D. Lad, G. Chatterjee, P. K. Singh, A. Adak, P. Brijesh, and G. R. Kumar

(Invited) The Fifty-Fourth Annual Meeting of the American Physical Society Division of Plasma Physics (APS DPP) in Providence, Rhode Island, USA during October 29 – November 02, 2012.

(6) Direct Observation of Turbulent Magnetic Fields in Hot, Dense Matter

Amit D. Lad

(Invited) The ASHULA India Meeting (AIM-2012) at Taj Residency, Aurangabad, India, during January 18- 20, 2012.

(5) Ultrafast Dynamics in Solid Plasmas Using Doppler Spectrometry and Giant Magnetic Pulses

Amit D. Lad

(Invited) The International Committee on Ultra-High Intensity Lasers (ICUIL) Conference 2010 at Harbor Hotel, Watkins Glen, New York, USA, during September 26-October 01, 2010.

(4) Real-Time Ultrafast Dynamics of Hot, Dense Matter: Implications to Transport, Modeling and Simulations

Amit D. Lad, S. Mondal, V. Narayanan, S. N. Ahmad, P. P. Rajeev, A. P. L. Robinson, J. Pasley, and G. R. Kumar

(Invited) 24th National Symposium on Plasma Science & Technology (PLASMA-2009) at National Institute of Technology, Hamirpur (HP), India during December 08 – 11, 2009.

(3) Real Time Ultrafast Dynamics of Dense, Hot Matter Measured by Pump-Probe Doppler Spectrometry

Amit D. Lad, S. Mondal, V. Narayanan, S. N. Ahmed, P. P. Rajeev, A. P. L. Robinson, J. Pasley, and G. R. Kumar

(Invited) The Sixth International Conference on Inertial Fusion Science and Application (IFSA) 2009 at Intercontinental Hotel, San Francisco, CA, USA, during September 06-11, 2009.

(2) Nonlinear Optical Properties of ZnSe and ZnSe/ZnS Quantum Dots

(Invited) Amit D. Lad, P. P. Kiran, G. R. Kumar, and S. Mahamuni

12th Raman Memorial Conference at Department of Physics, University of Pune, Pune, India during February 23-24, 2007.

(1) Three-Photon Absorption in ZnSe and ZnSe/ZnS Quantum Dots

(Invited) Amit D. Lad, P. P. Kiran, G. R. Kumar, and S. Mahamuni

8th International Conference, Photonics 2006 at University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad, India during December 13-16, 2006. 

colloquia & Popular Talks

(10) Physics of Laser Plasma Interactions - Experiments

Amit D. Lad,

(Tutor) Winter School on Intense Laser Science 2024 (WiSILS 2024) during December 05 – 08, 2024, at Indian Institute of Technology, Jodhpur (2024).

(9) Catching the Ultrafast Motion of Plasma – AS it occurs, WHERE it occurs

Amit D. Lad,

ASET Colloquium on March 03, 2023 at Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (2023).

(8) Spatio (2D) Temporal (Picosecond) Velocity Mapping of Hot-Dense Intense Laser Produced Plasmas

Amit D. Lad,

30th National Laser Symposium (NLS – 30) at Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Mumbai, India during January 19-22, 2022.

(7) Ultra-Intense Laser Matter Interactions – 2D Doppler Velocimetry

Amit D. Lad,

Annual meeting of ‘Department of Nuclear and Atomic Physics’ at Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai during April 25-27, 2022.

(6) Tracking Ultrafast Dynamics of Intense Shock Generation and Breakout at Target Rear

Amit D. Lad,

At Centro de lasers Pulsados (CLPU), Salamanca, Spain during 12 – 17 February (2018).

(5) Catching a Plasma Blow Hot-and-Cold on Ultrafast Time-Scales

Amit D. Lad,

ASET Colloquium in Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai, India on September 08, 2017.

(4) Ultrafast Optics of Solid Density Plasma and Micro-Optics for Ultra Intense Laser

Amit D. Lad,

Department of Nuclear and Atomic Physics, Annual Seminar 2016 at Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai, India during January 27 – 28, 2016.

(3) Absorption of High-Contrast Ultra-Intense Femtosecond Laser Pulses by Solids

Amit D. Lad, P. K. Singh, G. Chatterjee, A. Adak, P. Brijesh, and G. R. Kumar

Department of Nuclear and Atomic Physics, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Annual Meeting, during November 10 – 11, 2014.

(2) Probes for Ultrafast Dynamics in Hot, Dense, Laser Produced Plasmas

Amit D. Lad

ASET Colloquium in Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai, India on January 04, 2013.

(1) Photophysical Properties of Zinc Selenide Based Quantum Dots

Amit D. Lad

At Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai, India, on August 11, 2008.

poster presentations

(11) Enabling Quantum Key Distribution with High-Speed Laser Modulation and Transimpedance Amplifier

Utkarsh Giradkar and Amit D. Lad,

(Poster) One Idea at a Time, Engineers Da 2025 at Indian Institute of Technology Mandi (IIT Mandi), Mandi, Himachal Pradesh, India on September 15, 2025.

(10) Ultrafast Dynamics of Solid-Density Plasma generated by High-Contrast Intense Pulses

Amit D. Lad and K. Jana

(Poster) International Conference on Ultrahigh Intensity Lasers (ICUIL) 2018, at Bad Schachen, Lindau, Germany during September 09 – 15, 2018.

(9) Thomson Parabola Spectrometer for Improved Ion and Neutral Atom Measurements in Intense Laser Produced Plasmas

Amit D. Lad and S. Tata

(Poster) Third edition of the National Symposium on Particles, Detectors and Instrumentation (NSPDI-3), at the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai, during October 4 – 7, 2017.

(8) Mapping Lifetime of Relativistic Electrons in a Solid

Amit D. Lad and M. Shaikh

(Poster) 44th European Physical Society (EPS) Conference on Plasma Physics, at Queen’s University Belfast, Northern Ireland, during June 26 – 30 June 2017.

(7) Megagauss Turbulent Magnetic Fields in Relativistically Intense Laser Interaction with Solids

Amit D. Lad, G. Chatterjee, K. Schoffler, P. K. Singh, A. Adak, S. Sengupta, P. Kaw, L. O. Silva, A. Das, and G. R. Kumar

(Poster) The ‘First Newton-Bhabha, UK-India Bilateral meet on High Field Science’ in Trivandrum, Kerala during March 01 – 03, 2016.

(6) Megagauss Turbulent Magnetic Fields in Relativistically Intense Laser Interaction with Solids

Amit D. Lad, G. Chatterjee, K. Schoffler, P. K. Singh, A. Adak, S. Sengupta, P. Kaw, L. O. Silva, A. Das, and G. R. Kumar

(Poster) The International Conference on Extreme Light (ICEL) 2015 at Bucharest, Romania during November 22 - 27, 2015.

(5) Microbes Driven to Emit Hard X-rays: Biology to the Aid of Laser Plasmas

Amit D. Lad, M. Kundu, K. Bane, G. Chatterjee, S. Mondal, P. K. Singh, G. R. Kumar, K. Ray, and M. Krishnamurthy,

(Poster) Department of Nuclear and Atomic Physics, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Annual Meeting, during November 10 – 11, 2014.

(4) Mapping Filamentary Instabilities of Astrophysical Relevance in Intense-Laser-Generated Megagauss Magnetic Fields

Amit D. Lad, G. Chatterjee, S. Mondal, P. K. Singh, A. Adak, P. Brijesh, Z. M. Sheng, S. Sengupta, P. K. Kaw, A. Das, and G. R. Kumar

(Poster) The 10th International Conference on High Energy Density Laboratory Astrophysics (HEDLA 2014) at Bordeaux, France, during May 12 – 16, 2014.

(3) Ultrafast, Giant Magnetic Pulses and their Microscopic Evolution: Signature for Relativistic Transport

Amit D. Lad, S. Mondal, V. Narayanan, S. N. Ahmad, S. Sengupta, A. Das, P. K. Kaw, Z. M. Sheng, and G. R. Kumar

(Poster) The International Symposium On Waves, Coherent Structures and Turbulence In Plasmas (KawFest) at Institute of Plasma Research, Gandhinagar, India, during January 12 – 15, 2010.

(2) Photophysical Properties of Manganese-Doped Zinc Selenide Quantum Dots

Amit D. Lad, S. Patole, and S. Mahamuni

(Poster) The International Conference of Nanoscience and Technology (ICONSAT) 2008 at International Chennai Trade Centre, Chennai, India during February 27-29, 2008.

(1) Photoluminescence Properties of Manganese-Doped Zinc Selenide Quantum Dots

Amit D. Lad, S. Patole, and S. Mahamuni

(Poster) 13th Raman Memorial Conference at Department of Physics, University of Pune, Pune, India during February 22-23, 2008.