Light-Matter Interactions & Quantum Information

The focal theme of Light-Matter Interactions and Quantum Information division is to understand and harness the intriguing phenomena, exhibited and generated by photons in various forms of matter. Our interest lies in the theoretical and experimental studies of classical & quantum manipulation of light-matter interactions, and also in its applications to quantum information.

Members:

Thrust Areas

  • Decoherence in quantum systems
  • Quantum information in many-body system
  • Implementation of quantum computation in physical systems
  • Coherent control in atoms and molecules
  • Energy transfer in bacterial photosynthesis
  • Nonlinear light scattering
  • Interfacial water structure
  • Protein folding
  • Soft matter interfaces
  • Lipid mimicking model systems
  • Photonic crystals
  • Disordered nanostructures
  • Nano-lasers, Metal-dielectric nanostructures
  • Micro/nano cavities

Recent Research Activities

  • Control of decoherence in spin-boson systems
  • Detection, measurement and dynamics of entanglement in many-body system
  • Controlled generation of entangled photons from quantum dots
  • Coherent control of group velocity in alkali atoms
  • Role of ions on the water structure at charged solid surface
  • Nanodroplet templating
  • Interfacial Water Ordering and Head Group Hydration: the Effect of Charge
  • Structure and charge of the hydrophobic/water interface
  • Photon scattering and emission studies using nanophotonic structures
  • Mesoscopic phenomena exhibited by photons in nanostructures

Collaborations

  • University of Toronto, Canada
  • Laboratory for fundamental BioPhotonics, EPFL, Switzerland
  • Biophysical Chemistry and Spectroscopy Group, University of Victoria, Canada
  • IIT Madras
  • IIT Patna
  • BARC, Mumbai
  • TIFR, Mumbai
  • IIT Hyderabad
  • Complex Photonic Systems, University of Twente, The Netherlands