Laser related Ph.D. theses done in India.

  1. Title : Nonlinear optical susceptibilities of semiconductors
    Name of candidate : K.C. Rustagi [TIFR]
    Name of the Guide : Prof B.M. Udgaonkar
    University : University of Bombay
    Year of submission: 1970

  2. Title : Studies on high power Nd:glass laser and laser produced plasmas
    Name of Candidate : Rajiva Bhatnagar [BARC]
    Name of the Guide : Dr.D.D.Bhawalkar
    University: University of Bombay
    Year of submission: 1978

  3. Title : X-ray diagnostics and temperature scaling laws for laser produced plasma
    Name of Candidate : Binoy Kumar Sinha [BARC]
    Name of the Guide : Dr.D.D.Bhawalkar
    University: University of Bombay
    Year of submission: 1979

  4. Title : Multiline oscillation in TEA CO2 lasers
    Name of candidate : Ashish Kumar Nath [BARC]
    Name of the Guide : Dr. D D Bhawalkar
    University : University of Bombay
    Year of submission:1981.

  5. Title : Some Studies on Temperature Dependent Optical Properties of Crystals for Nonlinear Optical Laser Devices
    Name of candidate : Gorachand Ghosh
    Name of the Guide : Prof. Gopal C. Bhar
    University : Burdwan, West Bengal, India
    Year of submission : 1981

  6. Title : Study of plasma ablation from laser irradiated targets
    Name of candidate : Parshotam Dass Gupta [BARC]
    Name of the Guide : Dr. D D Bhawalkar
    University : Bombay University
    Year of submission: 1984

  7. Title : Studies in frequency conversion by
    Nonlinear optical processes
    Name of candidate : S.C. Mehendale [BARC]
    Name of the Guide : Dr D.D. Bhawalkar
    University : University of Bombay
    Year of submission: 1984

  8. Title : Studies on longitudinal CO2 laser and its applications in
    processing polymers
    Name of candidate : Lalit Mohan Kukreja [BARC]
    Name of the Guide : Dr. D.D.Bhawalkar
    University : Bombay University
    Year of submission: 1986

  9. Title : Argon ion laser development and Raman investigation of mercury HgTe
    Name of candidate : Alka Ingale [BARC]
    Name of the Guide : Dr B.A. Dasannacharya
    University : University of Bombay
    Year of submission: 1989

  10. Title : X-ray spectroscopy of laser produced plasmas
    Name of candidate : Prasad Anant Naik [BARC]
    Name of the Guide : Dr.D.D.Bhawalkar
    University : University of Bombay
    Year of submission: Feb. 1991

  11. Title : Laser processing of Compound semiconductors
    Name of candidate : Pijush Bhattacharya
    Name of the Guide : Prof. D.N. Bose
    University : Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur 721302.
    Year of submission: Sept 1991

  12. Title : Electronic and optical properties of small particles
    Name of candidate : Selvakumar V. Nair [CAT]
    Name of the Guide : Dr. K.C. Rustagi
    University : Devi Ahilya Vishwa Vidyalaya, Indore
    Year of submission: 1993

  13. Title : Optical properties of nanoparticles
    Name of candidate : Lavanya M. Ramaniah [BARC]
    Name of the Guide : Dr. K.C.Rustagi
    University : University of Bombay
    Year of submission : 1994

  14. Title : Raman and X-ray photoemission spectroscopic studies of nanoparticles
    Name of candidate : Anushree Roy
    Name of the Guide : Dr. A.K.Sood
    University : Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore
    Year of submission : 1995

  15. Title: A study on the resonators for high gain pulsed laser
    Name of candidate: Sudhir Kumar Dixit
    Name of guide: Dr. R. Bhatnagar
    University: DAVV, Indore
    Year of Submission: 1995

  16. Title : Spectral Interferometry : A study of the degree of coherence in space-frequency domain and the applications
    Name of candidate : V.Nirmal Kumar
    Name of the Guide : Dr. D. Narayana Rao
    University : University of Hyderabad
    Year of submission: 1997

  17. Title : Investigation of nonlinear optical properties of organic materials
    Name of candidate : Satya Ram Mishra [CAT]
    Name of the Guide : Dr K.C. Rustagi
    University : Devi Ahilya Vishwa Vidyalaya, Indore
    Year of submission: 1997

  18. Title : Linear and Non-Linear response of AlGaAs diode lasers to the injected optical fields
    Name of candidate : S.Sivaprakasam
    Name of the Guide : Dr Ranjit Singh Pandher
    University : University of Hyderabad
    Year of submission : 1997

  19. Title : New Optical Configurations in Speckle Metrology for deformation measurements and contouring.
    Name of candidate : T.Santhanakrishnan
    Name of the Guide : Prof.P.K.Palanisamy
    University : Anna University, Chennai
    Year of submission : 1997

  20. Title : Studies on electrical and thermal properties of certain selected photonic materials
    Name of candidate : Edwin Xavier
    Name of the Guide : Prof. C. P. Girijavallabhan
    University : International School of Photonics, CUSAT, Cochin
    Year of submission :1997

  21. Title : Nonlinear optical properties of composite materials
    Name of candidate : Khushvinder Singh Bindra [CAT]
    Name of the Guide : Dr K.C. Rustagi
    University : Devi Ahilya Vishwa Vidyalaya, Indore
    Year of submission: 1998

  22. Title : Power control and pulsed mode operation of a transverse
    flow CO2 laser.
    Name of candidate : Praveen Choudhary [CAT]
    Names of the Guides: Prof. M. S. Agarwal and Dr. A. K. Nath
    University : IIT, Mumbai
    Year of submission : 1998

  23. Title : A study of Low Level Laser Therapy by Helium-Neon and Nitrogen lasers in patients of Pulmonary Tuberculosis.
    Name of candidate : H.M.P.Singh, (M.D.) [CAT]
    Names of the Guides: Dr.S.Bharti & Dr.A.Bajpai
    University : Devi Ahilya Vishwa Vidyalaya, Indore
    Year of Submission : 1998

  24. Title : A study of coherent radiation-matter interations
    Name of candidate : J. Thomas Andrews
    Name of the Guide : Dr. Pratima Sen
    University : Devi Ahilya Vishwa Vidyalaya, Indore
    Year of submission : 1998

  25. Title : Multiphoton Ionisation Spectroscopy of Atoms
    Name of candidate : S. G. Nakhate [BARC]
    Name of the Guide : Dr. S. A. Ahmad
    University : University of Mumbai
    Year of submission : 1998

  26. Title : Ion-channel guiding in free electron laser with circularly polarised wiggler.
    Name of candidate : Punit Kumar
    Name of the guide : Dr. Pallavi Jha
    University: University of Lucknow, Lucknow
    year of submission : 1998

  27. Title : Investigations on nonlinear and radiative properties of certain photonic materials
    Name of candidate : Geetha K. Varier
    Name of the Guide : Prof. V. P. N. Nampoori
    University : International School of Photonics, CUSAT, Cochin
    Year of submission : 1998

  28. Title : Evolution and dynamics of plasma generated from solid targets by strong laser fields
    Name of candidate : Riju. C. Issac
    Name of the Guide : Prof. C. P. Girijavallabhan
    University : International School of Photonics, CUSAT, Cochin
    Year of submission :1998

  29. Title : Optical emission diagnostics of laser produced plasma from Carbon and YBa2Cu3O7
    Name of candidate : S. S. Harilal
    Name of the Guide : Prof. C. P. Girijavallabhan
    University : International School of Photonics, CUSAT, Cochin
    Year of submission :1998

  30. Title : Density-functional theory of linear and Nonlinear optical properties of atoms, Molecules and clusters
    Name of candidate : Arup Banerjee [CAT]
    Name of the Guide : Dr Manoj K. Harbola
    University : Devi Ahilya Vishwa Vidyalaya, Indore
    Year of submission: 1999

  31. Title : Studies on laser scattering to characterise surfaces
    Name of the Student: Ch. Babu Rao
    Name of the Guide : Dr. Placid Rodriguez
    University : University of Madras
    Year of submission : 1999

  32. Title : Some Studies on Laser Surface Alloying of 304 Stainless Steel with Molybdenum and Copper with Chromium
    Name of candidate : Jyotsna Dutta Majumdar
    Name of the Guide : Prof. Indranil Manna and Prof. B. L. Mordike
    University : Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur
    Year of submission : 1999

  33. Title : Studies on Resonator Schemes for Dye Lasers Pumped by Copper-Vapour Laser
    Name of candidate : Rajeev Khare [CAT]
    Name of the Guide : Dr. R. Bhatnagar
    University : Devi Ahilya Vishvidyalaya (DAVV), Indore
    Year of submission: 1999

  34. Title : Evanescent wave fiber optic sensors: Design, fabrication and characterization
    Name of candidate : M. Shelly John
    Name of the Guide : Prof. P. Radhakrishnan
    University : International School of Photonics, CUSAT, Cochin
    Year of submission :1999

  35. Title : Investigation on thermal diffusivity of some selected materials using laser induced photoacoustic technique
    Name of candidate : S. Sankara Raman
    Name of the Guide : Prof. V. P. N. Nampoori
    University : International School of Photonics, CUSAT, Cochin
    Year of submission :1999

  36. Title : Studies on laser induced photothermal phenomena in selected organic compounds and fullerenes
    Name of candidate : Bindhu. C. V
    Name of the Guide : Prof. V. P. N. Nampoori
    University : International School of Photonics, CUSAT, Cochin
    Year of submission : 1999

  37. Title :Linear and Nonlinear Optical Properties of fullerenes and fullerene based materials
    Name of candidate : Mukesh Joshi [CAT]
    Name of the Guide : Dr. K.C.Rustagi
    University : IIT,Bombay
    Year of submission : 2000

  38. Title : Design, Fabrication and Development of a Resonance
    Ionisation Mass Spectrometer
    Name of candidate : M.V. Suryanarayana
    Name of the Guide : Dr.S.Gangadharan, Chief Executive, BRIT
    University : Osmania University
    Year of submission: 2000

  39. Title : Studies of excited state dynamics, third-order nonlinearity, and nonlinear absorption in C60, Porphyrins, and Phthalocyanines using Incoherent Laser Spectroscopy.
    Name of candidate : S. Venugopal Rao
    Name of the Guide : Dr. D. Narayana Rao
    University : University of Hyderabad
    Year of submission: 2000

  40. Title : Numerical investigations on the chaotic behavior and the suppressions of chaos in Nd: YAG and semiconductor laser
    Name of candidate : Thomas Kuruvilla
    Name of the Guide : Prof. V. M. Nandakumaran
    University : International School of Photonics, CUSAT, Cochin
    Year of submission : 2000

  41. Title : Raman and Photoluminescence studies of some ternary II-VI semiconductor thin films and nanaoparticles
    Name of candidate : Lalita Gupta
    Name of the Guide : Prof. S.C. Abbi
    University : Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi
    Year of submission : 2000

  42. Title : Some Studies on Free-Electron Laser Oscillators
    Name of candidate : Vinit Kumar [CAT]
    Name of the guide : Dr. R.V.Nandedkar
    University : Devi Ahilya Vishwa Vidyalay, Indore
    Year of submission : 2001

  43. Title : Photoacoustic and photothermal deflection studies on certain selected photonic materials
    Name of candidate : Nibu. A. George
    Name of the Guide : Prof. P. Radhakrishnan
    University : International School of Photonics, CUSAT, Cochin
    Year of submission : 2001

  44. Title : Light induced fluorescence spectroscopy of human tissues for cancer diagnosis
    Name of candidate : Shovan Kumar Majumdar [CAT]
    Name of the guide : Dr. P.K.Gupta
    University : Devi Ahilya Vishwa Vidyalaya, Indore
    Year of submission : 2002

  45. Title : Metal organic vapour phase epitaxial growth of III-V semiconductors
    Name of candidate : Tarun Kumar Sharma [CAT]
    Name of the guide : Dr. K.C.Rustagi
    University : Devi Ahilya Vishwa Vidyalaya, Indore
    Year of submission : 2002

  46. Title : Growth and physical properties of non-linear optical KTP and ferroelectric GPI single crystals
    Name of candidate : A.Deepthy
    Name of the guide : Dr. H.L.Bhat
    University : Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore
    Year of submission : 2002

  47. Title : Characterisation of Photonic Materials Using Thermal Lens Technique
    Name of candidate : Achamma Kurian
    Name of the Guide : Prof. V. P. N. Nampoori
    University :International School of Photonics, CUSAT, Cochin
    Year of submission : 2002

  48. Title : Photodynamic activity of delta-aminolevulinic acid induced protoporphyrin IX and trithia sapphyrin sulfonate : In vitro and In vivo investigations
    Name of candidate : D. Parmeswaran
    Name of the guide : Dr. S. Ganesan
    University : Anna University, Chennai
    Year of submission : 2002

  49. Title : Optical Characterization of blood and tissues in cancer and other allied conditions
    Name of candidate : S. Madhuri
    Name of the guide : Dr. S. Ganesan
    University : Anna University, Chennai
    Year of submission : 2002

  50. Title : Thermal and coherent radiation emission from laser produced plasmas and its application in x-ray microscopic imaging.
    Name of candidate : Juzer Ali Chakera
    Name of the Guide : Dr. P. D. Gupta
    University : Devi Ahilya Vishwavidyalaya, Indore
    Year of submission : 2005

  51. Title : Free-Electron Laser:Kinetic Approach
    Name of candidate : Pankaj Kumar Mishra
    Name of the Guide : Prof. K. D. Misra
    University : Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India
    Year of submission : 2000

  52. Title : Parametric studies of direct metal deposition for fabricating engineering components.
    Name of candidate : Christ Prakash Paul
    Name of the Guide : Dr. J. Negi / Dr. A K Nath
    University : Devi Ahilya Vishwavidhyalaya, Indore
    Year of submission : 2005

  53. Title : Study of Laser Induced Fluorescence Spectra of Vegetation and Waterbodies
    Name of candidate : Kumud Bandhu Mishra
    Name of the Guide : Prof. Ram Gopal
    University : Allahabad, India
    Year of Award : Jan 2007

  54. Title : Laser Ablation and Cluster Formation
    Name of candidate : Sushmita Franklin
    Name of the Guide : Prof. R. K. Thareja
    University : IIT Kanpur
    Year of award : 2005

  55. Title: Nonlinear parametric instabilities in laser-plasma interaction
    Name of candidate : Gaurav Raj
    Name of the Guide : Prof. Pallavi Jha
    University : University of Lucknow
    Year of submission : 2006

  56. Title : Novel Configuration of atomic beam and laser beam for micro and nano lithography
    Name of candidate : Kamlesh Alti
    Name of the Guide : Prof. Alika Khare
    University : Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati
    Year of submission : 2005
    Year Of Award: 2005
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