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Dr.
Balaji Srinivasan
Academic
Background
Dr. Balaji obtained his Ph.D. in 2000 from the University of New Mexico, USA. Prior to that, he obtained his M.S. in Electrical Engineering and B.E. in Electronics and Communication Engineering from the University of New Mexico and the Thiagarajar College of Engineering, Madurai respectively.
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After completing his Ph.D., Balaji worked as a Senior Development Scientist at Corning Incorporated, USA, where he led technology development efforts related to 3D Optical Cross-connects and Channel Selectable Tunable Filters. Before joining the faculty position at IIT-Madras, Balaji served as a consultant for Midas Communications, Chennai for six months during which he was involved in the development of an Optical Time Domain Reflectometer (OTDR).
Balaji has authored or co-authored five journal publications and more than a dozen conference publications. He also has six patents to his credit. He is the winner of the prestigious Collegiate Inventor Award in 2000, New Focus Student Award in 1999, and is a frequent reviewer for journals published by the Optical Society of America and IEEE.
Research
Interests
Balaji's research interests span the development of active and passive optical components / subsystems for telecom, medical and defense applications including:
- Fiber Bragg gratings (FBGs).
- Optical wireless links.
- Optical Time Domain Reflectometers (OTDRs).
- Electro-optic poled fiber tunable filters and modulators/switches.
- High power mid-infrared fiber lasers.
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