Phonotics and Optics specialist eager to collaborate in an innovative interdisciplinary team environment within the field of communications

 

 

Ø  M.Sc. in Telecommunications, with key coursework in Photonics, Optoelectronic Devices, Optical Engineering, Optical Devices, Optical Communication, Nonlinear Optics

Ø  M.Tech. in Optoelectronics and Optical Communications, with key studies in Fiber Optics, Guided Wave Optical Components, Semiconductor Optoelectronics, Optical Electronics, Optical Communication, Signals and Communication, Electronics and Instrumentation

Ø  Solid research experience and widely published in photonics and optics

Ø  Advanced skills in numerical analysis and modeling

Ø  Proficient in MATLAB, experience in C++, OptiBPM, FEMLAB, CodeV, and AutoCAD

Ø  Practical experience with fiber/waveguide/bulk-optic/optoelectronic devices, laser systems and optical characterization equipment

Ø  Applied background in Cleanroom as well as interdisciplinary team environments

 

 

M.Sc. (Telecommunications)                                                                           01/2008 C01/2010

Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique - Énergie, Mat riaux et T l communications (INRS-ÉMT), Montr al, Canada

CGPA: 3.84/4.3

Thesis: Programmable Fiber-Based Picosecond Optical Pulse Shaper Using Time-Domain Phase-Only Linear Filtering

 

M.Tech. (Optoelectronics and Optical Communications)                            07/2002 C 05/2004

Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), New Delhi, India

CGPA: 7.6/10

Thesis: Fused Fiber Coupler Based Components for WDM Systems

 

 

Research Assistant                                                                                           01/2006 C 12/2007

INRS-ÉMT, Montr al, Canada                                                                            

Focused on studying ultrafast photonics, optical signal processing and pulse shaping.

Proficiently researched signal processing systems based on fiber, fiber-grating, integrated-optic and electro-optic (EO) devices.

Effectively designed and built pioneering fiber-based programmable optical pulse shaper.

 

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Visiting Researcher                                                                                           11/2007 C 12/2007

Consorzio Nazionale Interuniversitario per le Telecomunicazioni (CNIT), Pisa, Italy

 

Research Scientist, Optoelectronics Division                                                   07/2004 C 09/2005

Society for Applied Microwave Electronics and Research (SAMEER), Mumbai, India

Specialized in optical waveguides devices and photonic packaging.

Successfully designed, built and packaged planar lightwave circuit splitter and EO modulator.

Resourcefully developed opto-mechanical models for diode-laser packaging.

 

 

S. Thomas et al., Programmable fiber-based picosecond optical pulse shaper using time-domain binary phase-only linear filtering, Optics Letters, vol. 34, 545 (2009)

 

K. Yiannopoulos, S. Thomas, and J. Azaña, Amplitude/Timing Jitter and Peak-to-Peak Variation Optimal Rate Multipliers, Journal of Lightwave Technology, vol. 26, 899 (2008)

 

A. Malacarne, S. Thomas et al., 625-MHz Shape-To-Shape Update Rate of a Programmable All-Fiber Optical Pulse Shaper proved through an Optical Sampling Oscilloscope, 22nd IEEE Photonics Society Annual Meeting Belek-Antalya, Turkey, Oct. 2009, TuG2

 

A. Malacarne, S. Thomas et al., Demonstration of a Programmable All-Fibre Optical Pulse Shaper Exploiting a Single LC-FBG as Pre- and Post-Dispersive Medium, 21st IEEE- LEOS Annual Meeting, CA, Nov. 2008, ThW32

 

S. Thomas et al., Programmable all-fibre optical pulse shaper based on time-domain binary phase-only linear filtering, ECOC 2008, Brussels, Sept. 2008, Tu3D4

 

S. Thomas et al., Optimal Timing Jitter Rate Multipliers Based on Sampled Fiber Bragg Gratings, 20th IEEE-LEOS Annual Meeting, FL, Oct. 2007, ThBB5

 

C. Jayakrishnan, S. Thomas et al., Depth and Mode Profile Measurements of Planar Light Wave Circuits, PHOTONICS-2004: 7th International Conference on Optoelectronics, Fiber Optic and Photonics, Kochi, India, Dec. 2004

 

S. Thomas et al., Fiber-Based Programmable Arbitrary Optical Pulse Shapers, 2010 (Submitted to Journal of Lightwave Technology, publication pending)