IIT Guwahati

Department of Physics

Atom Based Quantum Technologies Lab

Principal Investigator

Dr. Kanhaiya Pandey

Dr. Kanhaiya Pandey

Associate Professor

Dept. of Physics, IIT Guwahati

Assam, India - 781039

kanhaiyapandey@iitg.ac.in

Postdoctoral Fellows

Mrigankadeep Bharadwaj

Mrigankadeep Bharadwaj

Joined: March 2025

Area: Single-Qubit operation using cold Rb atom

mrigankadeepbharadwaj@gmail.com

Sajia Yeasmin

Sajia Yeasmin

Joined: March 2025

Area: Multi-Qubit operation using cold Rb atom

sajiayeasmin97@gmail.com

Research Scholars

Thilagaraj R

Thilagaraj R

Joined: July 2020

Reg No: 206121036

Area: Laser cooling and trapping Yb for quantum computation

rthilagaraj@iitg.ac.in

Samir Khan

Samir Khan

Joined: July 2022

Reg No: 226121016

Area: Laser cooling and trapping Rb for quantum computation

s.khan@iitg.ac.in

Samrat Roy

Samrat Roy

Joined: April 2023

Reg No: 236121005

Area: Laser cooling and trapping Yb for quantum computation

samratroy@iitg.ac.in

Noman Shahid

Noman Shahid

Joined: July 2024

Reg No: 246121022

Area: Single-Qubit operation using cold Rb atom

noman.shahid@iitg.ac.in

Abhiram K

Abhiram K

Joined: Dec 2025

Reg No: 256121101

Area: Single-Qubit operation using cold Rb atom

abhiramk@iitg.ac.in

Research Assistants

Naveen Salonkar

Naveen Salonkar

Joined: Sept 2025

Area: Single-Qubit operation using cold Rb atom

naveensalonkar07@rnd.iitg.ac.in

Manvendra Singh

Manvendra Singh

Joined: May 2026

Area: To be decided

manvendra2399@rnd.iitg.ac.in

Ph.D. Alumni

Dr. Ogaro
Dr. Ogaro Elijah Nyakang'O
Reg: 166121022

Thesis: Atomic Coherence and its Spectroscopic Applications

eogaro@gmail.com
Dr. Dangka
Dr. Dangka Shylla
Reg: 166121009

Thesis: Atomic Coherence based Electromagnetic Wave Interferometry

Amherst College, USA

dangkashylla@gmail.com
Dr. Rajnandan
Dr. Rajnandan Choudhury Das
Reg: 186121020

Thesis: Laser Cooling and Trapping of Rubidium using a Narrow Transition

University of Strathclyde, Glasgow

rajnandan.das@strath.ac.uk

Current Students

M.Sc. Students

Sourav Yadav(252121049) Generation of optical tweezer array spots using SLM
Sayanti Pandit(252121046) Flat top beam using Pi-shaper
Pratiksha Barman(252121036) Generation of hollow core laser beam using phase mask
Naitik Gupta(252121032) MCWF simulation for Single-qubit operation
Manoj Kalyaan Mohite(252121027) MCWF simulation for Multi-qubit operation
G. Mahesh(252121017) Photoionization during Rydberg excitation
Adreet Sarkar(252121003) Temperature controller for an ECDL

B.Tech. Students

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Alumni

  • Bikramjit Koley (232121018) — Current Modulation of ECDL
  • Dev Yadav (202121014) — Brief Review On The Coherent Population Oscillation Based Light Storage
  • Mayank Singh (202121024) — Quantum Memory Using Rubidium Atom
  • Arunabha Mondal (202121010) — Study of coherent population oscillation
  • Manisha Mahato (182121024) — FPGA Based Lock-in Amplifier
  • Nikhil Kumar (162121034) — To Generate Time Sequence For Laser Cooling and Trapping of Atoms
  • Deepika Das (162121022) — Lab control system for cold atoms: Analog and Digital Circuit
  • Praveen Kumar (152121034) — Designing and assembling of an Extended cavity Diode Laser

  • Paras Risbood (20121041) — Characterization of Single Atom Trapping for Quantum Computation
  • Dubey Om Ajay (220121026) — Classical Analogue of Two Level Quantum System
  • Vishal Singh Mahar (210121063) — Simulation of focal point of Micro-Lens Array
  • Ajaya Kumar (210121006) — The Application of Arduino For Safety Purpose in Laser Cooling Lab
  • Kumar Abhijeet (200121024) — Remote Temperature monitoring system for Ytterbium oven
  • V.L.S.L.Reddy (190121058) — Design of Ca and Yb Ion trap for Quantum Computation
  • Sahil Prajapati (190121045) — Comparison of Different Quantum Computing Platforms
  • Yatin Raghuwanshi (180121050) — Slowing and Storage of Light using EIT
  • Vedansh Nehra (180121046) — Review of EIT and Quantum Memories
  • Sristy Sharma (180121043) — Slowing of Light Using EIT
  • Aman Deo (170121003) — Possibilities of Indigenous and low-cost ventilators
  • Akshay Rao (160121005) — Laser Locking through PID Control Circuit
  • Oksiya Ayush Puranlal (150121028) — Computer Controlled Time Sequence For Cold Atoms
  • Bimlesh Kumar (150121011) — Possibility of Quantum Computer Using Yb Atoms in Optical Lattices
  • Chetan Shreeram (140121023) — Coherent Superflash of light in EIT system
  • Keerthana (140121021) — Dressed State Interference
  • Mohsin Khan (130121018) — Density matrix approach in EIT for four level system