Nirmalya Ghosh

Nirmalya Ghosh
Born	(1974-05-01) 1 May 1974 (age 51) Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Nationality	Indian
Alma mater	University of Kalyani IIT Kanpur University of Toronto
Known for	Contributions in the field of Optical Polarization and related phenomena
Awards	2021  SPIE G.G. Stokes Award in Optical Polarization Fellowship of Indian Academy of Sciences (FASc) Fellowship of National Academy of Sciences India (FNASc)
Scientific career
Fields	Physics Polarization Optics Weak measurements Spin-orbit Photonics
Institutions	RRCAT IISER Kolkata

Nirmalya Ghosh (born 1974) is an Indian physicist known for his research in the field of Optical Polarization and related phenomena. He is a professor in the Department of Physical Sciences ^[1] and Centre of Excellence in Space sciences India (CESSI), ^[2] Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Kolkata. ^[3]

Awards and recognition

Ghosh was awarded the G.G Stokes Award in optical polarization by SPIE (2021), the international society of optics and photonics. ^[4] This award is presented for exceptional contribution to the field of optical polarization and related phenomena. In recognition of his overall contributions in the domain of physics, he was elected Fellow of Indian Academy of Sciences (FASc) in 2022 ^[5] and Fellow of National Academy of Sciences, India (FNASc) in 2022. ^[6]

Selected publications

• Nayak, Jeeban Kumar; Suchiang, Harley; Ray, Subir Kumar; Guchhait, Shyamal; Banerjee, Ayan; Gupta, Subhasish Dutta; Gupta, Subhasish Dutta; Ghosh, Nirmalya (2023). "Spin-Direction-Spin Coupling of Quasiguided Modes in Plasmonic Crystals". Physical Review Letters. 131 (19): 193803. Bibcode:2023PhRvL.131s3803N. doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.131.193803. PMID   38000433.
• Bhunia, Surojit; Chandel, Shubham; Karan, Sumanta Kumar; Dey, Somnath; Tiwari, Akash; Das, Sushovan; Kumar, Nishkarsh; Chowdhury, Rituparno; Mandal, Saikat; Ghosh, Ishita; Mandal, Amit; Khatua, Bhanu Bhushan; Ghosh, Nirmalya; Malla Reddy, C. (2021). "Autonomous self-repair in piezoelectric molecular crystals". Science. 373 (6552): 321–327. Bibcode:2021Sci...373..321B. doi:10.1126/science.abg3886. PMID   34437150.
• Pal, Mandira; Saha, Sudipta; B.S., Athira; Dutta Gupta, Subhasish; Ghosh, Nirmalya (2019). "Experimental probe of weak value amplification and geometric phase through the complex zeros of the response function". Physical Review A. 99 (3): 032123. arXiv: 1807.04103 . Bibcode:2019PhRvA..99c2123P. doi:10.1103/PhysRevA.99.032123.

See also

• Polarization (waves)
• Mueller calculus
• Spin angular momentum of light

References

1. "Department of Physical Sciencs , IISER Kolkata". physics.iiserkol.ac.in. Retrieved 19 October 2024.
2. India, Center of Excellence in Space Sciences. "Center of Excellence in Space Sciences India". Center of Excellence in Space Sciences India. Retrieved 19 October 2024.
3. "IISER Kolkata - Home". www.iiserkol.ac.in. Retrieved 19 October 2024.
4. "SPIE G.G. Stokes Award in Optical Polarization". spie.org. Retrieved 9 August 2025.
5. "Indian Academy of Sciences". fellows.ias.ac.in. Retrieved 24 October 2024.
6. "Elected Fellows of NASI 2022" (PDF).

External links

• Nirmalya Ghosh publications indexed by Google Scholar