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Somen Adhikary

About


Designation: Doctor
Degree: Ph. D.
Fellowship: DST-INSPIRE Fellowship
Registration No.: 2020PHPR005, Date: 01 Sep 2020Supervisor: Mousumi Basu

Academic Qualification

1. M.Sc. in Physics, NIT Durgapur (2014–2016), CGPA: 8.92 (Institute Gold Medal, First Class First)

2. B.Sc. (Hons.) in Physics, B.B. College, University of Burdwan (2011–2014), Class: First in 2nd & 3rd Year | Final Percentage: 60%

3. Higher Secondary, Rajpur Nandi High School (W.B.C.H.S.E), 2011, Percentage: 84%, First Class.

4. Secondary, Rajpur Nandi High School (W.B.B.S.E), 2009, Percentage: 85.37%, First Class.


Research Area


Topic: Exploring the Temporal and Spectral Characteristics of Optical Pulses through Highly Nonlinear Fibers and Waveguides

Specialization in Nonlinear optics, integrated photonics, and waveguide-based applications such as supercontinuum generation, wavelength conversion, pulse reshaping, and their interactions.


Skills


MATLAB, COMSOL Multiphysics, Mathematica, Origin.
 


Awards


• Institute Gold Medal – First Class First in M.Sc. Physics, NIT Durgapur
• Prof. M.S. Sinha Memorial Gold Medal – Highest CGPA in M.Sc.
• Best Paper Award – NPS 2021, CUSAT, for work on SOI waveguide design
• DST-INSPIRE Fellow – Reg. No: 2017/IF170039
• DST-INSPIRE Scholar – Reg. No: 2572/2011


Publications


1. Adhikary, S., Ghosh, B.K., & Basu, M. (2020). Optik, 204, 164208.
2. Adhikary, S., & Basu, M. (2021). Journal of Optics, 23(12), 125506.
3. Adhikary, S., Ghosh, D., & Basu, M. (2024). Silicon, 16(11), 4673-4682.
4. Adhikary, S., Ghosh, D., & Basu, M. (2024). Journal of Optics, 26(10), 105501.
5. Adhikary, S., Mishra, A., Ghosh, B.K., Ghosh, D., & Basu, M. (2025). Applied Optics 64(26), 7713.

• Presented works at different international conferences such as ISOT 2019, CODEC 2019, NPS-2021, 2022, VLSID 2024, ISDCS 2023, 2025 and others.