Dr. Preeti Rani

About

Dr. Preeti Rani is an Assistant Professor in Department of Applied Physics, school of basic Sciences and Research, Sharda University. She has received her PhD degree from Delhi Technological University, India, in 2017, her M.Sc. degree in Physics in 2009 and B.Sc. (Hons) physics degree in 2007 from University of Delhi, India. She is well versed with various mathematical and computational skills. She is expertise in design of optical logic circuitry, optical fibers and lasers.  She also has research experience in high power fiber lasers through a DRDO-CARS project entitled “Modelling and Simulation of Single Mode CW High Power Fiber Lasers” at Delhi Technological University”. She has attained in depth knowledge about lasers through Siegman International School on lasers sponsored by OSA and Max Planck Institute for the Science of Light and about fabrication and characterization of various optoelectronic devices through INUP program of hands on training on nanofabrication at Centre for Nano Science and Engineering (CenSE) at IISC Bangalore.

Experience

• 1 year 11 months

Qualification

• Ph.D. Applied Physics

Award & Recognition

• OSA and SPIE Officer Travel Grant
• Awarded second prize in optics outreach games in Optics + Photonics (SPIE) conference

Research

• Preeti Rani, Yogita Kalra, and R. K. Sinha (2013) ‘Realization of AND gate in Y shaped photonic crystal waveguide, Optics Communications, 298–299, pp. 227–231. http//dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.optcom.2013.02.014  
• Preeti Rani, Yogita Kalra, and R. K. Sinha (2015) ‘Design of all optical logic gates in photonic crystal waveguides, Optik, 126, pp. 950–955.http//dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijleo.2015.03.003
• Preeti Rani, Yogita Kalra, and R. K. Sinha (2015) ‘Slow light enabled time and wavelength division de-multiplexer in slotted photonic crystal waveguide, Journal of Nanophotonics, 9, pp. 093063-1.http//dx.doi.org/10.1117/1.JNP.9.093063
• Preeti Rani, Yogita Kalra, and R. K. Sinha (2016) ‘Design and analysis of polarization independent all-optical logic gates in silicon-on-insulator photonic crystal, Optics Communication, 374, pp. 148–155.  Doi10.1016/j.optcom.2016.04.037 
• Preeti Rani, Yogita Kalra, and R. K. Sinha (2016) ‘Complete photonic band gap based polarization splitter on silicon-on-insulator platform, Journal of Nanophotonics, 10(2), pp. 026023-1. http//dx.doi.org/10.1117/1.JNP.10.026023
• Preeti Rani, Shiba Fatima, Yogita Kalra, and R.K. Sinha (2017) ‘Realization of all optical logic gates using universal NAND gates on photonic crystal platform, Superlattices and Microstructures. http//dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.spmi.2017.05.046
• Preeti Rani, Yogita Kalra, and R. K. Sinha, (2013) ‘Design of Photonic Crystal Architecture for Optical Logic AND Gates, SPIE Optics + Photonic 2013 (Photonic Fiber and Crystal Devices   Advances in Materials and Innovations in Device Applications VII), August 25-29, 2013, San Diego USA SPIE, pp. 88470X. http//dx.doi.org/10.1117/12.2023855
• Preeti Rani, Yogita Kalra, and R. K. Sinha, (2013) ‘Design of AND Optical Logic Gate in Photonic Crystal Waveguide, Frontiers in Optics 2013/Laser Science XXIX © OSA 2013, October 6-10, 2013, Orlando Florida, USA Optical Society of America, pp. FTh4E.6. http//dx.doi.org/10.1364/FIO.2013.FTh4E.6
• Preeti Rani, Yogita Kalra, and R. K. Sinha, (2013) ‘Design and Operation of Photonic Crystal based AND Optical Logic Gate, presented at WRAP, 17-18 December 2013, IIT Delhi. Doi 10.1109/WRAP.2013.6917637
• Himanshu Chauhan, Preeti Rani, Yogita Kalra, and R. K. Sinha, (2013) ‘Novel Design of a Highly Sensitive Micro-Displacement Sensor based on Photonic Crystal Waveguides, presented at WRAP, 17-18 December 2013, IIT Delhi.Doi 10.1109/WRAP.2013.6917634
• Preeti Rani, Yogita Kalra, and R. K. Sinha, (2014) ‘Photonic crystal based highly sensitive displacement sensor, presented at ICOL - 2014, Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India.   
• Preeti Rani, Yogita Kalra, and R. K. Sinha, (2014) ‘Refractive index sensor based on slow light in photonic crystal on SOI platform, Frontiers in Optics 2014/Laser Science XXIX © OSA 2014, October 19-23, 2014. Tucson, Arizona, USA Optical Society of America, pp. JW3A.32.pdf. Doi10.1364/FIO.2014.JW3A.32
• Preeti Rani, Yogita Kalra, and R. K. Sinha, (2014) ‘Photonic crystal based nano-displacement sensor, SPIE Optics + Photonic 2014 (Photonic Fiber and Crystal Devices Advances in Materials and Innovations in Device Applications VIII), August 17-21, 2014. San Diego USA SPIE, pp. 92000Q. Doi 10.1117/12.2061627
• Preeti Rani, Yogita Kalra, and R. K. Sinha, (2014) ‘Slow light enhanced slotted photonic crystal waveguide, Photonics 2014 12th International Conference on Fiber Optics and Photonics © OSA 2014, pp. M4A.75.pdf. Doi 10.1364/PHOTONICS.2014.M4A.75Preeti Rani, Venus Dillu and R. K. Sinha, (2014) ‘Field enhanced plexitonic coupling between InAs quantum dots and silver film Highly sensitive plasmonic composite, SPIE Optics + Photonics 2014 (Proc. SPIE 9163, Plasmonics Metallic Nanostructures and Their Optical Properties XII, 91630W) 10 September 2014, San Diego USA SPIE, pp 9163. Doi 10.1117/12.2061914
• Preeti Rani, Yogita Kalra, and R. K. Sinha, (2015) ‘Slow Light effect in pinch waveguide in photonic crystal, SPIE Optics + Photonic 2015 (SPIE. Proc. SPIE 9586, Photonic Fiber and Crystal Devices Advances in Materials and Innovations in Device Applications IX, 95860X) August 26, 2015, San Diego USA. Doi 10.1117/12.2187322
• Preeti Rani, Reena Dalal, Yogita Kalra, and R. K. Sinha, (2015) ‘Polarization splitter in silicon-on-insulator photonic crystal; design and simulation, Frontiers in Optics 2054/Laser Science XXIX © OSA 2014, October 18-22, 2015, San Jose, California, USA Optical Society of America, pp. FTu2B.5.pdf.  Doi 10.1364/FIO.2015.FTu2B.5
• Reena Dalal, Preeti Rani, Yogita Kalra and R. K. Sinha, (2015) ‘Zero back scattering by ellipsoidal single nanoparticle, Frontiers in Optics 2054/Laser Science XXIX © OSA 2014, October 18-22, 2015, San Jose, California, USA Optical Society of America, pp. JW2A.77.pdf. Doi 10.1364/FIO.2015.JW2A.77
• Ashwini Agrawal, Preeti Rani, Yogita Kalra, and R. K. Sinha, (2016) ‘Enhanced imaged resolution in photonic crystal structure by modification of the surface structure, SPIE Optics + Photonic 2016 (SPIE. Proc. SPIE 9958, Photonic Fiber and Crystal Devices Advances in Materials and Innovations in Device Applications X, 99580G) September 7, 2016, San Diego USA. Doi10.1117/12.2237767
• Shiba Fatima, Preeti Rani, Yogita Kalra, and R. K. Sinha, (2016) ‘Design of AND optical logic gate using NAND gate in photonic crystal waveguides, SPIE Optics + Photonic 2016 (SPIE. Proc. SPIE 9958, Photonic Fiber and Crystal Devices Advances in Materials and Innovations in Device Applications X, 99580U) September 7, 2016, San Diego USA. Doi 10.1117/12.2237777
• Preeti Rani, Yogita Kalra, and R. K. Sinha, (2016) ‘Optical logic operation neither using universal NOR gate, The International Conference on Fiber Optics and Photonics 2016 © OSA 2016, pp.  W4E.5. pdf. https//dx.doi.org/10.1364/PHOTONICS.2016.W4E.5

Certifications

• Siegman International School on Lasers at Amberger Germany
• INUP Familiarization work shop and hands on training on nanofabrication at CeNSE IISC Bangalore

Area of Interest

• Photonic crystal based devices
• Slow light effect and optical fibers for its Applications in high power lasers