Niloy K. Dutta

Professor

Department of Physics

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Education

• Ph.D., Physics, Cornell University, 1978
• M.Sc., Physics, St. Stephen’s College, New Delhi, 1974
• B.Sc., Physics, St. Stephen’s College, New Delhi,, 1972

Research Interests

Our research is in the area of optoelectronic devices, semiconductor lasers, and telecommunication systems. Current research activities are investigation of: All-optical logic devices and encryption circuits operating at high data rate; Short pulse generation using fiber lasers; Supercontinuum generation using nonlinear effects in optical fibers and planar waveguides; and, Optical coherence tomography.

Awards and Honors

• 1995: LEOS Distinguished Lecturer Award
• 1998: Lucent President’s Award

Publications

X. Zhang and N. K. Dutta, “Effects of Two-Photon Absorption on All Optical Logic Operation Based on Quantum-Dot Semiconductor Optical Amplifiers,” Journal of Modern Optics (2017).

X. Zhang, W. Li, H. Hu, and N. K. Dutta, “High Speed All-Optical Encryption and Decryption Based on Two-Photon Absorption in Semiconductor Optical Amplifiers,” Journal of Optical Communications and Networking, 7(4), 276-285 (2017).

Sunil Thapa, Xiang Zhang, Niloy K Dutta: “ Effects of Two-Photon Absorption on Pseudo Random Bit Sequence Operating at High Speed”. Journal of Modern Optics 08/2018;

Xiang Zhang, Sunil Thapa, Niloy K Dutta: “All-Optical Logic Gates Based on Quantum-Dot Semiconductor Optical Amplifier”. International Journal of High Speed Electronics and Systems 06/2018

Xiang Zhang, Sunil Thapa, Niloy K Dutta: “High-Speed Pulsed Fiber Ring Laser Using Photonic Crystal Fiber” International Journal of High Speed Electronics and Systems 06/2018

Sunil Thapa, Xiang Zhang, Niloy K. Dutta : “5th order rational harmonic mode-locked fiber ring laser corresponding to 50 GHz pulse train” Fiber Optic Sensors and Applications XVI; 05/2019

Sunil Thapa, Xiang Zhang, Niloy K. Dutta: “Two-photon absorption effect on pseudorandom bit sequence for high speed operation” Fiber Optic Sensors and Applications XVI; 05/2019,

Lucas Railing, Sunil Thapa, Xiang Zhang, Niloy K. Dutta: Generating supercontinuum in dispersion varying As2S3 waveguides. Fiber Optic Sensors and Applications XVI; 05/2019

Xiang Zhang, Sunil Thapa, Niloy K Dutta: High-Speed Pulsed Fiber Ring Laser Using Nonlinear Fiber. International Journal of High Speed Electronics and Systems 06/2019

Xiang Zhang, Sunil Thapa, Niloy K Dutta, All-optical XOR gates based on dual semiconductor optical amplifiers, Cogent Physics s (08/2019), DOI:10.1080/23311940.2019.1660495