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Swapnajit Chakravarty
Associate Professor
Full-Time Faculty
School of Engineering: Department of Electro-Optics and Photonics
Bio
Dr. Chakravarty’s current research focuses on semiconductor photonic integrated circuits and nanophotonic devices for applications in chemical and biological sensing, and high-speed data communications in the near-infrared and mid-infrared wavelengths of the electromagnetic spectrum. Dr. Chakravarty has over 50 refereed journal papers, 11 issued patents, and 85 conference papers/presentations. He has previously supervised 3 Ph.D. dissertations and mentored several NSF REU undergraduate students and senior design teams. Dr. Chakravarty is a Senior Member of IEEE, SPIE and OSA. Prior to joining UD, Dr. Chakravarty worked in industry in various research and development positions at IMEC, Philips-Lumileds and KLA-Tencor.
Degrees
- PhD, Electrical Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
- MS, Electrical Engineering, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH
- BEE, Electrical Engineering, Jadavpur University, Kolkata, India
Selected Honors and Awards
- Senior Member (IEEE, SPIE, OSA)
Courses Taught
- EOP 543L: Advanced Electro-Optics Laboratory
- EOP 605: Silicon Photonics
Research Interests
- Photonic Integrated Circuits
- Nano-photonics (Photonic Crystals, Subwavelength Devices)
- On-Chip Chemical and Biological Sensors
- Electro-Optic Modulators