JayantaSahu
JayantareceivedaPhDfromtheIndianInstituteofTechnologyin1997whereheworkedonthedevelopmentofrare-earthdopedopticalfibres,theMCVDtechnique,anddopedglassesusingsolgeltechniques.From1997toApril2000,heheldaresearchengineerpositionattheRoyalInstituteofTechnology,Stockholm,Sweden,wherehewasengagedindevelopmentofsilicabasedplanarwaveguidedevices,basedonPlasmadepositionandreactiveionetching.SincehejoinedtheORCinMay2000,hehasbeenwiththesilicafabricationgroup,wherehiscurrentresearchinterestsareinopticalmaterialsandinhighpowerfibrelasers.JayantawasappointedaprofessorintheORCinJune2012.