Dr. Saraswati Behera
Syracuse,New York
Summary
Dynamic postdoctoral researcher with extensive experience in experimental optics, micro/nano scale device fabrications, III-V semiconductor optoelectronics, 2D nanomaterials and quantum photonics. Skilled in advanced device fabrication and characterization, contributing to significant advancements in integrated photonics, energy, optoelectronic chips, infrared technology and single-photon detection.
Overview
19
19
years of professional experience
4
4
Certifications
Work History
Postdoctoral Research Associate
Syracuse University
Syracuse, New York
07.2025 - Current
- Characterized quantum-photonic integrated superconducting SNSPD detectors for single photon and low-scattered light detections for LiDAR.
- Fabricated and characterized silicon metasurface-optics for quantum technology.
- Made superconducting nanowire detectors using high Tc superconducting 2D nanomaterials.
Research Associate of III-V Semiconductor optoelct
University of Glasgow
Glasgow, UK, Scotland
08.2023 - 03.2025
- Fabricated uncooled and monolithic integrated 64x64 and 128X64 InSb APD based infrared focal plane arrays with GaAs on-chip MESFETs.
- Fabricated and characterized GaAs MESFET arrays.
- Fabricated and characterized Si, Ge and metal-dielectric metasurface optics and microlens arrays for IR applications.
Postdoctoral Researcher
Chalmers University Of Technology
Gothenburg, Sweden
01.2022 - 01.2023
- Growth of monolayer CVD graphene and its integration to nonlinear microelectronic devices.
- Fabrication and characterization of graphene thermoelectric devices.
- Thermal radiation detectors, graphene field effect transistors and edge-contacts to graphene for high-speed electronics.
Research Associate of III-V semiconductor nanopho
University of Sheffield, UK
Sheffield, UK, South Yorkshire
01.2019 - 08.2020
- Nanofabrication of nanophotonic GaAs structures and cryogenic optical characterizations of devices for antireflection coatings and broadband absorbers applicable in optoelectronics.
- Optical setup for in-situ MBE growth of III-V semiconductor periodic quantum dots.
Postdoctoral Research Scientist
Yonsei University
Seoul, South Korea
02.2018 - 01.2019
- Plasmonic nanostructure-nanomaterial devices for biosensing, solar steam generation and desalination (fabrication, optical characterizations (UV-VIS-NIR and Raman spectroscopy, solar simulator study)
Project Associate
Indian Institute of Technology Delhi Inida
New Delhi, India
07.2012 - 07.2013
• Project: “Innovative Light Extraction Technology for White OLED”, Ministry of IT, Govt. of India
• Roles: 1D, 2D photonic structure fabrication using UV laser interference lithography. FDTD simulation studies.
Full time Lecturer and Asst. Professor of Physics
C V Raman College of Engineering Bhubaneswar
Bhubaneswar, India
11.2006 - 05.2012
- Teaching physics theory and laboratory to undergraduate students of all technical branches.
- Academic research on Fiber optics
- Academic administrative responsibilities such as exam supervisor, hostel warden, timetable coordinator, curriculum development, and organizer of international conference.
Education
Ph.D. - Physics
Indian Institute of Technology Delhi India
New Delhi11-2018
Master of Philosophy (M.Phil.) - Physics
Ravenshaw University
Cuttack India05-2008
Master of Science - Physics
Utkal University (Ravensaw Autonomous College)
Bhubaneswar (Cuttack), India05-2005
Bachelor of Science - Physics
Utkal University
Bhubaneswar India04-2003
Skills
- Experimental Quantum optics
- Laser interference based large scale fabrications
- Electronics, optoelectronics, integrated circuits, quantum-photonics, metasurface and quantum device fabrication and characterizations
- III-V Semiconductor fabrication and processing
- Nanofabrication techniques
- Optical characterization
- Research methodology
Languages
English
Professional
Hindi
Professional
Certification
“Introduction to Neuro Hacking in R” through coursera from John Hopkins University, USA, April 30, 2018
Accomplishments
• Best abstract award in NANOP 2016 conference held at UPMC, Paris, France during 6-9 Dec 2016.
Affiliations
• Reviewer for scientific journals “Advanced Materials”, “Optics Express”, "Scientific reports", “Optics Letters”, Applied Optics” and “Journal of Optics”.
Journal Publications
1. S. Behera, Nonlinear electronic devices on single-layer CVD graphene for thermistors. Nanotechnology. 2024 Oct 8;35(50):505710.
2. S. Behera, Pure edge-contact devices on single-layer-CVD-graphene integrated into a single chip. Scientific Reports. 2023 Jun 30;13(1):10588.
3. S. Behera, P. W. Fry, H. Francis, C. Jin and M. Hopkinson, Broadband, wide-angle antireflection in GaAs through surface nano-structuring for solar cell applications, Sci. Rep 10, 1-10, 2020.
4. S. Behera, P. W. Fry, H. Francis, I. Farrer, C. Jin and M. Hopkinson, Photonic integration of uni- form GaAs nanowires in hexagonal and honeycomb lattice for broadband optical absorption. AIP Adv. 10,105211 (2020).
5. S. Behera, C. Kim and K. Kim, Solar Steam Generation and Desalination Using Ultra-Broadband Absorption in Plasmonic Alumina Nanowire Haze Structure–Graphene Oxide–Gold Nanoparticle Composite, Langmuir 36, 12494–12503 (2020).
6. S. Behera, J. Im, K. Kim, Au–Graphene Oxide–Anodic Aluminum Oxide Nanostructured Sub- strates for Surface- Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy Based Molecular Sensing, ACS Applied Nano Materials 3 (1), 914-922, 2020.
7. D. Shin, G. Kang, P. Gupta, S. Behera, H. Lee, A. M. Urbas, W. Park, K. Kim, Thermoplasmonic and photothermal metamaterials for solar energy applications, Advanced Optical Materials 6 (18), 1800317, 2019.
8. S. Behera, S. Sarkar, J. Joseph, Fabrication of helical photonic structures with submicrometer axi- al and spatial periodicities following “inverted umbrella” geometry through phase-controlled inter- ference … Optics letters 43 (1), 106-109, 2018.
9. S. Behera, J. Joseph, Design and fabrication of woodpile photonic structures through phase SLM- based interference lithography for omnidirectional optical filters, Optics letters 42 (13), 2607-2610, 2017.
10. S Behera, J. Joseph, Single-step optical realization of bio-inspired dual-periodic motheye and gra- dient-index-array photonic structures, Optics letters 41 (15), 3579-3582, 2016.
11. S. Behera, M. Kumar, J. Joseph, Submicrometer photonic structure fabrication by phase spatial- light-modulator- based interference lithography, Optics letters 41 (8), 1893-1896, 2016.
12. S. Behera, J. Joseph, Plasmonic metamaterial based unified broadband absorber/near infrared emitter for thermophotovoltaic system based on hexagonally packed tungsten doughnuts Journal of Applied Physics 122 (19), 193104, 2017.
13. S. Behera, K. Kim, Design and studies on gradient index metasurfaces for broadband polariza- tion-independent, subwavelength, and dichroic focusing, Applied Optics 58 (18), 5128-5135, 2019.
14. S. Behera, K. Kim, Applications of asymmetric 2D and 3D gold Fano resonators and optical real- ization approach, Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics 52 (27), 275106, 2019.
15. S. Behera, J. Joseph, Metamaterial structures of variable and gradient basis orientations embedded with periodic linear defects: phase engineered design, single step optical realization, Applied optics 58 (1), 50-55, 2019.
16. S. Behera, J. Joseph, Design and realization of functional metamaterial basis structures through optical phase manipulation-based interference lithography, Journal of Optics 19 (10), 105103, 2017.
17. S. Behera, J. Joseph, N-single-helix photonic-metamaterial based broadband optical range circular polarizer by induced phase lags between helices, Applied optics 54 (5), 1212-1219, 2015.
18. S. Behera, J. Joseph, Demonstration of multi-imaging and multifocusing through planar motheye kind of gradient microlens multi-array Optics Communications 459, 125061, 2020.
Conference Publications
1. S. Behera, Graphene-based electronic devices for radiation detection and thermosensing. InAdvanced Materials, Biomaterials, and Manufacturing Technologies for Security and Defence II 2024 Nov 13 (Vol. 13205, pp. 9-14). SPIE.
2. S. Behera, Y. Wang, I. S. Han, C. Jin, M. Hopkinson, “Fabrication of sub-micrometer periodic nanostructures usingpulsed laserinterference for efficient light trapping in optoelectronic devices”, InLaser Applications in Microelectronic and Optoelectronic Manufacturing (LAMOM) XXV 2020 Mar 2 (Vol. 11267, p. 112671B). International Society for Optics and Photonics.
3. Y. R. Wang, M. Hopkinson, S. Behera, C. Y. Jin, “Directed self-assembly of InAs quantum dots using in situ interference lithography”, InQuantum Dots, Nanostructures, and Quantum Materials: Growth, Characterization, and Modeling XVII 2020 Mar 2 (Vol. 11291, p. 1129107). International Society for Optics and Photonics.
4. S. Behera and J. Joseph, "Design of a NIR broadband omnidirectional absorber/thermal emit- ter based on 3D photonic structure and single step fabrication approach," in Advanced Pho- tonics 2017 (IPR, NOMA, Sensors, Networks, SPPCom, PS), OSA Technical Digest (online) (Optical Society of America, 2017), paper JTu4A.9.
5. S. Sarkar, S. Behera, and J. Joseph, "Fabrication of Sub-micrometer Helical Photonic Struc- tures using Top-CutHexa-Prism," in 13th International Conference on Fiber Optics and Photon- ics, OSA Technical Digest (online) (Optical Society of America, 2016), paper W4E.3.
6. S. Behera, J. J. Joseph Hexagonal periodic motheye photonic structure as broadband anti-reflec- tor. In2016 IEEEConference on Recent Advances in Lightwave Technology (CRALT) 2016 Sep 21 (pp. 1-3). IEEE.
7. S. Behera and J. Joseph, "Tapered-double-helix Photonic Metamaterial Based Broadband Cir- cular Polarizer for Optical Wavelength Range," in 12th International Conference on Fiber Op- tics and Photonics, OSA Technical Digest (online) (Optical Society of America, 2014), paper M4A.54.
8. S. Behera, J. Joseph, “Effect of helical phase on the optical performance of photonic metama- terial based broadband circular polarizer”, In Workshop on Recent Advances in Photonics (WRAP) 2013 Dec 17 (pp. 1-2). IEEE.
9. Attended and delivered an oral presentation at the International Conference on "NANOP 2016" held during Dec7-9 at Paris, France.
Timeline
Postdoctoral Research Associate
Syracuse University
07.2025 - Current
Research Associate of III-V Semiconductor optoelct
University of Glasgow
08.2023 - 03.2025
Postdoctoral Researcher
Chalmers University Of Technology
01.2022 - 01.2023
Research Associate of III-V semiconductor nanopho
University of Sheffield, UK
01.2019 - 08.2020
Postdoctoral Research Scientist
Yonsei University
02.2018 - 01.2019
Project Associate
Indian Institute of Technology Delhi Inida
07.2012 - 07.2013
Full time Lecturer and Asst. Professor of Physics
C V Raman College of Engineering Bhubaneswar
11.2006 - 05.2012
Ph.D. - Physics
Indian Institute of Technology Delhi India
Master of Philosophy (M.Phil.) - Physics
Ravenshaw University
Master of Science - Physics
Utkal University (Ravensaw Autonomous College)
Bachelor of Science - Physics
Utkal University