1. Naseeb Abdu Taikkaden, Binu Jose A, Pranesh Das, and Anirban Sarkar, "Deep neural network assisted investigation of Tamm plasmon polaritons under simultaneous bidirectional excitation," Eng. Res. Express 8, 025212 (2026). https://doi.org/10.1088/2631-8695/ae31d2

2. Anirban Sarkar, "Modes and Airy distribution of a non-distributed feedback based random cavity," Optical Engineering 64, 055101 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1117/1.OE.64.5.055101

3. Anirban Sarkar, and Shivakiran Bhaktha B. N., "Replica symmetry breaking in coherent and incoherent random lasing modes," Optics Letters 46, 5169-5172 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1364/OL.441638

4. Anirban Sarkar, Irène Wang, Jörg Enderlein, Jacques Derouard, and Antoine Delon, "Quantitative analysis of hidden particles diffusing behind a scattering layer using speckle correlation," Optics Express 28, 32936-32954 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1364/OE.401506

5. Apurba Maity, Anirban Sarkar, Shivakiran Bhaktha B. N., and Sanjib K. Patra, "Design and synthesis of perfluoroalkyl decorated BODIPY dye for random laser action in a microfluidic device," New Journal of Chemistry 44, 14650-14661 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1039/D0NJ03108A

6. Priyanka S. Choubey, Anirban Sarkar, Shailendra K. Varshney, and Shivakiran Bhaktha B. N., "Random laser spectroscopy and replica symmetry breaking phase transitions in a solvent-rich polymer thin film waveguide," Journal of the Optical Society of America B (JOSA-B) 37, 2505-2513 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1364/JOSAB.399091

7. Anirban Sarkar, Shivakiran Bhaktha B. N., and Jonathan Andreasen, "Replica Symmetry Breaking in a Weakly Scattering Optofluidic Random Laser," Scientific Reports 10, 2628 (2020).https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-59575-2

8. Anirban Sarkar, Joseph Gallagher, Irène Wang, Giovanni Cappello, Jörg Enderlein, Antoine Delon, and Jacques Derouard, "Confocal fluorescence correlation spectroscopy through a sparse layer of scattering objects," Optics Express 27, 19382-19397 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1364/OE.27.019382

9. Anirban Sarkar, N. N. Subhashree Ojha, and Shivakiran Bhaktha B. N., "Effect of Photonic Stop-band on the Modes of a Weakly Scattering DCM-PVA Waveguide Random Laser," Applied Physics Letters 110, 251104 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4989842

10. Apurba Maity, Anirban Sarkar, Amit Sil, Shivakiran Bhaktha B. N., and Sanjib K. Patra, "Synthesis, photophysical and concentration-dependent tunable lasing behavior of 2,6- diacetylenyl-functionalized BODIPY dyes," New Journal of Chemistry 41, 2296-2308 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1039/C6NJ03033E

11. Anirban Sarkar, Shivakiran Bhaktha B. N., and Sugata Pratik Khastgir, "Optofluidic two-dimensional grating volume refractive index sensor," Applied Optics 55, 7247 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1364/AO.55.007247

12. Anirban Sarkar, and Shivakiran Bhaktha B. N., "Signatures of periodicity and randomness in the angular emission profile of a 2-D on-average periodic optofluidic random laser," Optics Letters 40, 4951 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1364/OL.40.004951

13. Kumara Raja Kandula, Anirban Sarkar, and B. N. Shivakiran Bhaktha, "Sol-gel fabrication and characterization of ZnO and Zn₂SiO₄ nanoparticles embedded silica glass-ceramic waveguides," Optical Materials Express 3, 2078-2085 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1364/OME.3.002078

14.  N. N. Subhashree Ojha, Anirban Sarkar, and Shivakiran Bhaktha B. N., "Higher Order Photonic Stop-Bands and Random Lasing in Microflower Decorated Polystyrene Opals," Asian Journal of Physics 30, 863-870 (2021).  https://asianjournalofphysics.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/4.Higher-order-photonic-stop-bands-and-random-lasing-in-microflower-decorated-polystyrene-opals_863-870.pdf

1. Ashiq K. M., Ladli Patra, Shivakiran Bhaktha B. N. and Anirban Sarkar, "Coherent Random Lasing via Non-distributed Feedback in a Disordered Optofluidic Device," Optica Laser Congress 2025, Paper ID - JTu2A.51, Prague, Czech Republic. https://doi.org/10.1364/ASSL.2025.JTu2A.51 

2. Naseeb Abdu Taikkaden and Anirban Sarkar, "Deep Neural Network Modeling for Bidirectionally Excited Tamm Plasmon Polariton," The 86^th JSAP Autumn Meeting 2025, Paper No - C003019, Meijo University, Japan. https://doi.org/10.1364/JSAPO.2025.8a_N205_5

3. Ashiq K M and Anirban Sarkar, "Effect of Correlated and Uncorrelated Randomness on Localization of Polarized Light in One-dimensional Photonic Superlattice," The 86^th JSAP Autumn Meeting 2025, Paper No - C003181), Meijo University, Japan. https://doi.org/10.1364/JSAPO.2025.8p_P07_2

4. Ankita Sarma and Anirban Sarkar, "Forster Resonance Energy Transfer between Rhodamine 6G and MoS₂ Nanosheets Synthesized with Green Tea Extract," The 86^th JSAP Autumn Meeting 2025, Paper No - C003173, Meijo University, Japan.

5. Ashiq K M and Anirban Sarkar, "Study of Light Localization in One Dimensional Random Media," 16^th International Conference on Fiber Optics and Photonics, 2024, Paper ID-097, IIT Kharagpur, India.

6. Ankita Sarma and Anirban Sarkar, "Controlled Bandgap Modulation in Molybdenum Disulfide via Sonication," 16^th International Conference on Fiber Optics and Photonics, 2024, Paper ID-058, IIT Kharagpur, India. 

7. Naseeb Abdu Taikkaden and Anirban Sarkar, "Effect of Dual Excitation on Tamm Plasmon Polariton Mode,” International Conference on Materials for Energy, Environment and Healthcare (MEEHCON), 2024, Paper ID-024, NIT Calicut, India.

8. Ravi Kumar Bharati, Ashiq K M and Anirban Sarkar, "Light confinement in an ordered and disordered superlattice structure,” International Conference on Materials for Energy, Environment and Healthcare (MEEHCON), 2024, Paper ID-017, NIT Calicut, India.

9. Jerry Yeung, Anirban Sarkar, Markus Pollnau, "Effect of bi-directional excitation and external feedback on the mode structure of distributed-feedback lasers," in Proc. of SPIE, vol 12142, pp 121420Y-1 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2621959

10. Antoine Delon, Anirban Sarkar, Jörg Enderlein, Irène Wang, "Dynamic Correlation Analysis of the Speckle Produced by Particles Diffusing behind a Scattering Layer," Focus on Microscopy, March 28–31, 2021, Online. https://www.focusonmicroscopy.org/past/2021/PDF/1205_Delon.pdf

11.  Anirban Sarkar, Irène Wang, Aditya Katti, Jörg Enderlein, Jacques Derouard, and Antoine Delon, "Fluorescence speckle image correlation spectroscopy," SPIE Photonics Europe, April 06–10, 2020, Online Only. https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2558129

12.  Anirban Sarkar, Irène Wang, Jörg Enderlein, Jacques Derouard, and Antoine Delon, "Fluorescence Speckle Correlation Spectroscopy," Quantitative BioImaging Conference, January 06–09, 2020, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom.

13.  Anirban Sarkar, Jacques Derouard, A Katti, Jörg Enderlein, and Antoine Delon, "Confocal Fluorescence Correlation Spectroscopy through a Scattering Layer," Focus on Microscopy, April 14–17, 2019, London, United Kingdom. http://www.focusonmicroscopy.org/2019/PDF/1216_Delon.pdf

14. Anirban Sarkar, Jonathan Andreasen, and Shivakiran Bhaktha B. N., "Spatially Dependent Replica Symmetry Breaking in an Optofluidic Random Laser," Frontiers in Optics: The 101st OSA Annual Meeting and Exhibit/Laser Science XXXIII, September 17–21, 2017, Washington DC, United States. https://doi.org/10.1364/FIO.2017.JW3A.30

15. Anirban Sarkar, Jonathan Andreasen, and Shivakiran Bhaktha B. N., "Spatial Distribution of Lasing Modes in an Optofluidic Random Laser Mapped by a Pump-Probe Technique," International Workshop on Complex Photonics, January 22–24, 2017, TIFR Mumbai, India.

16.  Anirban Sarkar, N. N. Subhashree Ojha, and Shivakiran Bhaktha B. N., "Effect of Opal Based Resonating Cavity on Random Laser Emission from a Dye Doped Polymer Waveguide", 13th International Conference on Fiber Optics and Photonics, December 4-8, 2016, IIT Kanpur, India. https://doi.org/10.1364/PHOTONICS.2016.Th4F.4

17. Anirban Sarkar, Jonathan Andreasen, and Shivakiran Bhaktha B. N., "Boundary concentrated Modes of a 2-D Optofluidic Random Laser Mapped Using a Pump probe Technique," Frontiers in Optics: The 100th OSA Annual Meeting and Exhibit/Laser Science XXXII, October 17–21, 2016, Rochester, New York, United States. https://doi.org/10.1364/FIO.2016.JW4A.179

18. Anirban Sarkar and Shivakiran Bhaktha B. N., "Spatial Mapping of Lasing Modes in a 2-D Optofluidic Random Laser," Recent Advances in Optical Sciences-II (RAOS-II), May 6–7, 2016, University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad, India.

19. Anirban Sarkar, Shivakiran Bhaktha B. N., S. P. Khastgir, "Optofluidic 2-D grating refractive index sensor," National Workshop on Advances in Photonics, November 13–14 , 2015, IIT Kharagpur, India.

20. Anirban Sarkar, Shivakiran Bhaktha B. N., "Angular Distribution of the Emission of a 2-D Optofluidic Random Laser," Frontiers in Optics: The 99th OSA Annual Meeting and Exhibit/Laser Science XXXI, October 18–22, 2015, Fairmont San Jose, California, USA. https://doi.org/10.1364/FIO.2015.JW2A.20

21. Pratyusha Das, Subhabrata Ghosh, Anirban Sarkar, Prahalad Kanti Barman, B. N. Shivakiran Bhaktha, "Nanostructured sol-gel thinfilms for nanophotonic applications," 2nd International Conference on Frontiers of Nanoscience, Technology and Applications FINSTA’14, December 20–22, 2014, Prasanthinilayam, A.P., India.

22. Anirban Sarkar and Shivakiran Bhaktha B. N., "Experimental Investigations of the Emission from a 2D Optofluidic Random Laser," PHOTONICS 2014, 12th International Conference on Fiber Optics and Photonics, December 13–16, 2014, IIT Kharagpur, India. https://doi.org/10.1364/PHOTONICS.2014.T3A.27

23. Anirban Sarkar and Shivakiran Bhaktha B. N., "Effect of Spatial Distribution of the Pump Energy on Random Lasing from a Structured 2D Optofluidic Reservoir," DAE-BRNS National Laser Symposium (NLS-23), December 3–6, 2014, S.V. University, A.P., India.

24. Arindam Nag, Kumara Raja Kandula, Anirban Sarkar, Shivakiran Bhaktha B.N., "Controlled growth of 3D photonic crystals by Langmuir-Blodgett technique," India-Singapore Joint Physics Symposium 2013, February 25–27, 2013, IIT Kharagpur, India.

25. B. N. Shivakiran Bhaktha, Anirban Sarkar, Kumara Raja Kandula, Xavier Noblin, Nicolas Bachelard, and Patrick Sebbah, "Experimental Investigations of Random Laser Emission in a Microfluidic Channel," PHOTONICS 2012, International Conference on Fibre Optics and Photonics, December 09–12, 2012, IIT Madras, India. https://doi.org/10.1364/PHOTONICS.2012.MPo.34

Specialisation: Optics and Photonics

• Laser Physics
• Imaging through disordered media
• Optical waveguides
• Photonic crystals
• Optical sensors

Theory:

• PH1003E — Electricity and Magnetism — B.Tech. (First Year) — Winter, AY 2023-24

• PH3021D — Fiber Optics — B.Tech. (Third and Fourth Year) — Winter, AY 2023-24

• PH1001E — Physics of Materials — B.Tech. (First Year) — Monsoon, AY 2023-24

• PH7328LP — Laser Physics — M.Sc. (Second Year) — Winter, AY 2022-23

• PH1001D — Physics — B.Tech. (First Year, All Streams) — Winter, AY 2022-23

• PH3026D — Experimental Techniques in Physics — B.Tech. (Third and Fourth Year) — Monsoon, AY 2022-23

• PH1001D — Physics — B.Tech. (First Year, All Streams) — Monsoon, AY 2022-23

Laboratory:

• PH3091D — Optics Lab — B.Tech. (Third Year) — Monsoon, AY 2023-24 

• PH1091D — Physics Lab — B.Tech. (First Year, All Streams) — Winter, AY 2022-23

• PH1091D — Physics Lab — B.Tech. (First Year, All Streams) — Monsoon, AY 2022-23

Achievements:

• ANRF International Travel Support
• INSPIRE fellowship for higher education from Govt. of India
• Optical Society of America Foundation (OSAF) Travel Grant
• Student International Travel Grant from UK–Israel Shaoul Fund IAS
• SGRIP travel grant from IIT Kharagpur
• CSIR-UGC National Eligibility Test (NET)
• Graduate Aptitute Test in Engineering (GATE)
• Joint Admission Test for M.Sc. (JAM)

Research Interests:

• Laser physics, Random Lasers and DFB Lasers
• Imaging through disordered media
• Optofluidics
• Optical waveguides
• Photonic crystals
• Optical sensors

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