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Dr. Pankaj Arora

Assistant Professor, Department of Electrical & Electronics Engineering, BITS Pilani, Pilani Campus

2D materials, MEMS, Microfluidics, Optical microscopy, Optical sensors, Plasmonics, RF Microelectronics, Silicon Photonics, Solar cell, graphene, nanoscale devices
Dr. Pankaj Arora, SMIEEE
Assistant Professor, Room No. 2210-C (Faculty Division-II) ,
Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering,
Birla Institute of Technology & Science, Pilani- 333031, Rajasthan. India.

Publications

 

Journals : 

  • S. Patria, A. Singh, S. Shukla, and P. Arora, “Studying the effect of 2D nanomaterials on Aluminum-based plasmonic devices with TiO2-SiO2 composite layers for biosensing applications” Plasmonics 2024, 1-9. 
  • S. Shukla, P. Raghunath, S. Mehta, and P. Arora, “Design and comparative analysis of the aluminum-BiFeO3-based plasmonic device in the near-infrared region, ” Microsystem Technologies 2024, 1-8. 
  • S. Shukla, R. Sekhar C B, A. Lath, and P. Arora, “Investigation of a highly sensitive aluminum-based plasmonic device using antimonene for sensing applications, ” Physica Scripta 2024, 19:025525(2024). 
  • S. Shukla, and P. Arora, “Resolution enhancement using a multi-layered Aluminum- based plasmonic device for chikungunya virus detection,” Optical & Quantum Electronics 2022, 55(3):274(2023). 
  • S. Shukla, and P. Arora, “Investigation of 2D nanomaterials on MXene (Ti3C2Tx)-based aluminum plasmonic devices for biosensing in the near-infrared region” Applied Physics A, 128 (785), 2022.
  • S. Shukla, and P. Arora, “Graphene decorated Aluminum-nanostructure based plasmonic device with enhanced sensitivity and Figure of Merit using both wavelength and angle interrogation,” Optik, 261 (169177), 2022.
  • S. Shukla, and P. Arora, “Multiwavelength Plasmonic activity in aluminum-based 2D nanostructures for biosensing applications in the near-infrared region,” Journal of Computational Electronics, 1-7, 2022, https://doi.org/10.1007/s10825-022-01879. {Selected for the cover art of the June 2022 issue}
  • E. Talker, P. Arora, R. Zektzer, Y. Sebbag, M. Dikopltsev, and U. Levy, “Light-induced atomic desorption in microfabricated vapor cell for demonstrating quantum optical applications," Physical Review Applied, 15(5), L051001, 2021.
  • S. Shukla, P. Arora, “Design and analysis of aluminum-silicon-graphene based plasmonic device for biosensing applications in the near-infrared region,” Silicon, 1-9, 2021.
  • S. Shukla, P. Arora, “Design and comparative analysis of aluminum-MoS2 based plasmonic devices with enhanced sensitivity and Figure of Merit for biosensing applications in the near-infrared region," Optik, 228 (166196), 2021.  (Best Researcher Award)
  • A. Kessel, C. Frydendahl, SRKC Indukuri, N. Mazurski, P. Arora, U. Levy,  “Soft Lithography for Manufacturing Scalable Perovskite Metasurfaces with Enhanced Emission and Absorption," Advanced Optical Materials,  8(23), (2001627), 2020.  (Highlighted on the back cover of the latest edition of Adv. Opt. Mat.) 
  • S. Shukla, V. Venkatesh, and P. Arora, “Highly sensitive self-referenced plasmonic devices based on periodic nanostructures for sensing in the communication band," Optical Engineering, 59, 6 (065101), 2020.  
  • E. Talker, P. Arora, Y. Barash, M. Dikopoltsev, and U. Levy, “Optical isolator based on highly efficient optical pumping of Rb atoms in a miniaturized vapor cell," Journal of Physics B, 53 (045201), 2020. 
  • E. Talker, P. Arora, Y. Barash, D. Wilkowski, and U. Levy, “Efficient optical pumping of alkaline atoms for evanescent fields at dielectric-vapor interfaces," Optics Express, 27 (23), 2019.    
  • P. Arora, and H. V. Awasthi, “Aluminum-based engineered plasmonic nanostructures for the Enhanced refractive index and thickness sensing in Ultraviolet-Visible-Near Infrared spectral range," Journal of Progress in Electromagnetics Research M, 79, 167-174, 2019. 
  • P. Arora, and A. Krishnan, “On-chip label-free plasmonic-based imaging microscopy for microfluidics,” Journal of Physics Communication, 2 (8), 2018.     
  • P. Arora, E. Talker, N. Mazurski, and U. Levy, "Dispersion engineering with plasmonic nanostructures for enhanced surface plasmon resonance sensing," Nature Scientific Reports, 8 (9060), 2018
  • E. Talker, P. Arora, Y. Barash, L. Stern, and U. Levy, "Plasmonic-enhanced EIT and Velocity selective optical pumping measurements with atomic vapor," ACS Photonics, 5 (7), 2018. (Equally Contributed) 
  • P. Arora, and A. Krishnan, “Fourier plane colorimetric sensing using broadband imaging of surface plasmons and application to biosensing,” Journal of Applied Physics, 118 (23), 233105, 2015.  
  • P. Arora, and A. Krishnan“Imaging the engineered polarization states of surface plasmon polaritons at visible wavelengths,” Journal of Lightwave Technology, 32 (24), 4816-4822, 2014. 

Conferences/Proceedings : 

  • A. Sathish Kumar, M. Deori, D. Mahanta and  P. Arora, “Numerical modeling of Highly Sensitive Surface Plasmon Sensor using Silicon and Platinum Diselenide Stacks” in the 47th Symposium of The Optical Society of India" on 23-25 October, 2024.
  • A. Garg, N. Reddy, R. Runthala and  P. Arora, “An ultra-high figure of merit in plasmonic sensor using Dielectric-Metal-Dielectric configuration: A numerical approach” in the 47th Symposium of The Optical Society of India" on 23-25 October, 2024.
  • R. Runthala and  P. Arora, “Ultrasensitive surface plasmon resonance-based biosensor for biomedical applications ” in 4th International Electronic Conference on Biosensors" on 20-22 May, 2024.
  • D. Pant, S. Mathur, P. Raghunath, S. Yenuganti, and P. Arora, “Investigation of a high-quality factor plasmonic device with Metal-2D Nanomaterial-Metal structure for dengue detection” in SPIE-Optical System Designs, 2024, Strasbourg (France).
  • R. Runthala, P. Raghunath, S. Mehta and P. Arora, “An ultra-sensitive plasmonic biosensor for detecting various Anaemic conditions in human blood” in SPIE-Photonics Europe, 2024, Strasbourg (France).
  • D. Mahanta, A. Sathish Kumar, and P. Arora, “High Resolution Aluminum-based plasmonic devices using metamaterials for cancer cell detection” in SPIE-Photonics Europe, 2024, Strasbourg (France).
  • R. Runthala and  P. Arora, “Realization of an ultrasensitive surface plasmon resonance-based biosensor for efficient detection of SARS-CoV-2 Virus ” in OPTCT +SeNcity workshops at IIT Roorkee during February 23–25, 2024.
  • M. Deori, G. Tejaswi, M. Tripathi, A. Roy, R. Runthala, and  P. Arora, “Figure of merit enhancement of surface plasmon resonance-based biosensor for malaria detection in the near-infrared region  ” in OPTCT +SeNcity workshops at IIT Roorkee during February 23–25, 2024.
  • S. Shukla, S. Pataria, A. Singh, N. Grover, and P. Arora, “Studying the effect of 2D nanomaterials on an aluminum-based plasmonic device with TiO2-SiO2 composite layers for biosensing applications  ” in SPIE-Photonics West, 2024, San Francisco (California).
  • D. Mahanta, P. Raghunath, H. Chindalia, N. Grover, and P. Arora, “Engineering dielectric and metallic metasurfaces for sensing applications ” in SPIE-Photonics West, 2024, San Francisco (California).
  • S. Shukla, N. Grover, and P. Arora, “Investigation of Al-based plasmonic devices for medical applications ” in SPIE-Photonics West, 2024, San Francisco (California).
  • S. Shukla, and P. Arora, “P-N junction based nanotransistors for low power applications” in 2023 AIP conference proceedings, 2023.
  • R. Rajagopal, and P. Arora, “Design of high gain, low power, subthreshold operation amplifier for different node technologies and comparative analysis” in 2023 IEEE conference proceedings, GCITC-2023 (Bangalore).
  • J. Kamat, L. Chung-Ching, P. Arora, and S. Gupta, “A Review of CMOS Non-Foster Circuits” in 2023 IEEE International Symposium on Circuits and Systems (ISCAS), pp. 1-5. IEEE, 2023.
  • S. Shukla, S. Patria, A. Singh, and P. Arora, “Highly sensitive surface plasmon-based refractive index sensor in the optical communication band using ZnS-PVP layers” in 2023 IEEE Devices for Integrated Circuit (DevIC), pp. 144-147. IEEE, 2023.
  • S. Shukla, Y. Tripathy, K. Sanghi, and P. Arora, “ Investigation of 2D nanomaterials on Indium Phosphide-based plasmonic devices for sensing in the optical communication band” in 2023 IEEE Devices for Integrated Circuit (DevIC) (pp. 168-172). IEEE. (Best Paper Award)
  • R. Shekhar, A. Lath, S. Shukla, and P. Arora, “Investigation of a highly sensitive plasmonic device utilizing antimonene for biosensing applications in the near-infrared region” and the work was presented virtually at the International conference “EPIC 2022", Dec 15-17 in SRM University (India).
  • S. Mehta, P. Raghunath,  S. Shukla, and P. Arora, “Design and comparative analysis of Aluminum-BiFeO3 based plasmonic sensor in the optical communication band” and the work was presented virtually at the International conference “EPIC 2022", Dec 15-17 in SRM University (India).  (Best Paper Award)
  • S. Patria, A. Singh, S. Shukla, and P. Arora, “Highly sensitive surface plasmon-based refractive index sensor in the optical communication band using ZnS-PVP layers” and the work was presented virtually at the International conference “EPIC 2022", Dec 15-17 in SRM University (India).  (Best Paper Award)
  • K. Sanghi, Y. Tripathy, S. Shukla, and P. Arora, “Comparative analysis of Indium Phosphide dielectric-based plasmonic sensors in the optical communication band,” and the work was presented virtually at the International conference “EPIC 2022", Dec 15-17 in SRM University (India).
  • S. Shukla and P. Arora “Investigation of 2D nanomaterials on Aluminum-based engineered plasmonic devices for sensing applications in the near-infrared region ”  was presented at the International Conference “(IUMRS-ICA 2022)
    "during Dec 19-23 in IIT Jodhpur (India).
  • S. Shukla, S.Galera, P. Shah, and P. Arora, “Engineered core-shell nanoparticles-based absorber for the Visible-Near infrared regime”  will be presented virtually at the International conference “OPL 2022" during Nov 9-11 in TX (USA).
  • S. Shukla, J. Kamat, and P. Arora, “Resolution enhancement with MDM configuration for plasmonics based optical sensors,” was presented virtually at “GEMN 2022", July 14-16 in Warwick, RI (USA).
  • S. Shukla, and P. Arora, “Investigation of Graphene coated Aluminum based plasmonic devices for bio-sensing application in the near-infrared region,” presented virtually at “International Workshop on Group IV Photonics from 15-20 March 2022, NIT Delhi" (India).
  • S. Shukla, A. Verma, G. Karthiik, and A. Sarkar, and P. Arora, “Effect of 2D nanomaterials on MXene based engineered Aluminum plasmonic devices for bio-sensing in the near-infrared region,” presented virtually at “Nanotech France-2022” in Paris (France).
  • A. Tyagi, S. Shukla, and P. Arora, “Graphene coated Aluminum-based 2D plasmonic nanostructures for perfect tunable absorber in the Visible and Infrared band,”  44th International Conference PIERS 2021 held at Hangzhou (China) from November 21-25, 2021.
  • S. Shukla, and P. Arora, “Multiwavelength Plasmonic Activity in Aluminum-based 2D Nanostructures for Biosensing Applications,” 44th International Conference PIERS 2021 held at Hangzhou (China) from November 21-25, 2021.
  • S. Shukla, and P. Arora, “Nanoscale Devices for low-power applications,” 5th International Conference ETMN 2021  held at Jaipur (India) from October 8-9, 2021.
  • S. Shukla, A. R. Harkishankaa, A. Baranwal, and P. Arora, “Engineered Al-based Plasmonic Devices working under both angle and wavelength interrogation with high sensitivity and figure of merit,” International Conference OSA Advanced Photonics Congress 2021 held at USA from July 26-30, 2021.
  • S. Shukla, and P. Arora, “Analysis of engineered aluminum-based plasmonic devices decorated with graphene/2D nanomaterials for enhanced biosensing applications in the near-infrared region,” International Conference CLEO/Europe 2021 held at Munich (Germany) from June 20-24, 2021.
  • S. Shukla, J. Yadav, S. Jain, and P. Arora, “Engineered Graphene decorated Aluminum-based plasmonic nanostructures for biosensing applications in the optical Communication band,” 6th International Conference Nanotech France 2021 held at Paris (France) from June 23-25, 2021.
  • S. Nitundil, N. Singh, R. Balaji, and P. Arora, “Design and Comparative analysis of a Two-Stage Ultra-Low-Power Subthreshold Operational Amplifier in 180nm, 90nm, and 45nm technology,” 3rd International conference “Devices for Integrated Circuits (DevIC 2021)”, held at Kalyani Government Engineering College from May 19-20, 2021.
  • S. Shukla, P. Arora, “Design and comparative analysis of aluminum-MoS2 based plasmonic devices with enhanced sensitivity and Figure of Merit for biosensing applications in the near-infrared region,” 9th International Conference on Photonics, Optics and Laser Technology, Photo-Optics (NanoPlasMeta-2021).
  • S. Shukla, P. Arora, “Analysis of Aluminum-graphene based plasmonic sensor for biosensing applications in the communication band," SPIE Photonics West-2021, San Francisco, California (USA).
  • P. Arora, and S. Shukla, “Self-referenced integrated plasmonic device based on engineered periodic nanostructures for sensing applications," SPIE Photonics West-2020, San Francisco, California (USA)
  • S. P. Koparakar, P. Agnihotri, and P. Arora, “Enhanced absorption in engineered ultrathin film solar cells using periodic plasmonic nanostructures," 4th International Conference on Emerging Technologies from Micro to Nano, ETMN-2019, Pune (India).  
  • R. Sundareshwaran, S. Anand, P. Arora, “A Review of microfluidic devices for sensing," 4th International Conference on Emerging Technologies from Micro to Nano, ETMN-2019, Pune (India).
  • S. Shukla, P. Arora, and R. Goswami, “Silicon Nanowire Tunneling Field-Effect Transistors based on p-n Junctions," Symposium on Carbon Nanomaterial Electronics, (SCNE-2019), India.
  • P. Arora, and H. V. Awasthi, “Highly-sensitive plasmonic devices based on engineered periodic nanostructures for sensing applications," International Conference on optics and electro-optics (ICOL-2019), Dehradun, India.
  • P. Arora, and H. V. Awasthi, “Aluminum-based engineered plasmonic nanostructures for the Enhanced refractive index and thickness sensing in Ultraviolet-Visible-Near Infrared spectral range," Progress in Electromagnetics Research Symposium, Rome (Italy), PIERS-2019.
  • E. Talker, P. Arora, M. Dikopoltsev, and U. Levy, "Realization of optical isolator at room temperature in miniaturized vapor cell using light-induced atomic desorption," CLEO: Applications and Technology. Optical Society of America, 2019.
  • E. Talker, P. Arora, M. Dikopoltsev, and U. Levy, "Efficient hyperfine optical pumping of Rb atoms in miniaturized vapor cells," CLEO: QELS Fundamental Science. Optical Society of America, 2019.
  • E. Talker, P. Arora, Y. Barash, D. Wilkowski, and U. Levy, "Highly efficient optical pumping of Rb atoms for evanescent fields at dielectric-vapor interfaces," CLEO: QELS Fundamental Science. Optical Society of America, 2019.
  • E. Talker, P. Arora, R. Zektzer, Y. Barash, N.Mazurski, Y. Sebbag, and U. Levy, "Demonstration of dichroic atomic vapor laser lock-in microfabricated vapor cell using light-induced atomic desorption," CLEO: Applications and Technology. Optical Society of America, 2019.
  • P. Arora, E. Talker, N. Mazurski, and U. Levy, “Enhanced Surface plasmon resonance sensing,” in SPP-9, Denmark, 2019.
  • E. Talker, P. Arora, and U. Levy, “Observation of plasmonic-enhanced EIT and velocity-selective optical pumping measurements ",” in SPP-9, Denmark, 2019.
  • P. Arora, “Recent Trends in Transducer and Actuators" (RTTA -2019) Workshop at CEERI Pilani (Rajasthan), 2019. (Best Poster Award)
  • P. Arora, “Nano-Plasmonic devices as optical sensors,” I2NMD Workshop at BITS Pilani (Rajasthan), 2018.
  • E. Talker, P. Arora, and U. Levy, "Plasmonic-enhanced light-vapor interaction at the nanoscale," NANOIL-2018, Jerusalem, (Israel), 2018. 
  • Y. Sebbag, P. Arora, Y. Barash, and U. Levy, "Cooperative coupling of hot alkali vapors to surface plasmon: Towards room-temperature quantum plasmonics with atomic media," CLEO: QELS Fundamental Science. Optical Society of America, 2018.
  • P. Arora, E. Talker, N. Mazurski, and U. Levy, "Dispersion engineering with plasmonic nanostructures for enhanced surface plasmon resonance sensing,"  CLEO: QELS Fundamental Science. Optical Society of America, 2018.
  • E. Talker, P. Arora, Y. Barash, L. Stern, and U. Levy, "Observation of plasmonic-enhanced EIT and velocity-selective optical pumping measurements with atomic vapor," CLEO: Applications and Technology. Optical Society of America,   2018.
  • O. Keneth, P. Arora, N. Mazurski and U. Levy, "Demonstration of On-Chip Thermocouple Photodetector in Infrared Regime through Field Enhancement by Plasmonic Nano-Focusing," CLEO: QELS_ Fundamental Science. Optical Society of America, 2018.
  • Y. Sebbag, P. Arora, N. Mazurski Y. Barash, and U. Levy, "Integrated light-vapor interaction in mid-infrared," Faculty day at HUJI, Jerusalem, (Israel), 2018. (Best Poster Award)
  • P. Arora, E. Talker, N. Mazurski and U. Levy, "Dispersion engineering with plasmonic nanostructures for enhanced surface plasmon resonance sensing," Nano Conference, Jerusalem, (Israel), 2018. (Best Poster Award)
  • P. Arora, E. Talker, and U. Levy, "Plasmonic-enhanced EIT and Velocity selective optical pumping measurements with atomic vapor," Nano Conference, Jerusalem, (Israel), 2017.
  • O. Keneth, P. Arora, N. Mazurski and U. Levy, "Demonstration of on-chip thermocouple detector in infrared regime through field enhancement by Plasmonic focusing," Nano Conference, Jerusalem, (Israel), 2017. (Best Poster Award)
  • P. Arora, and A. Krishnan, "On-chip label-free plasmonic-based imaging microscopy for microfluidics,” in SPP-8, Taiwan, 2017.
  • P. Arora and A. Krishnan, "Stain-free colorimetric sensors using hybrid mode plasmonic microscopy," in (CLEO 2016) Conference on Laser and electro-optics, OSA Technical Digest 2016, (Optical Society of America, 2016), paper SM1O.6.
  • P. Arora, P. Bhadra, M. S. Shajahan and A. Krishnan, “Label-free bio-sensing on engineered plasmonic nanostructures using surface Plasmon imaging,” ETMN-2015, Jaipur (India), 2015.
  • P. Arora and A. Krishnan, "Colorimetric sensing using Fourier plane imaging of surface plasmons," in 2015 European Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics -  European Quantum Electronics Conference, (Optical Society of America, 2015), paper EH_P_4.
  • P. Arora, and A. Krishnan, “Refractive index and thickness sensing of sub-wavelength thin films using Surface Plasmon imaging,” National Conference on Nanoscience & Nanotechnology (NS&NT- 2014), CRNN, Kolkata, 2014. (Best Poster Award)
  • P. Arora, and A. Krishnan, “Dark-field imaging in a bright field microscope using tailored polarization of Spoof Surface Plasmons,” 12th International Conference on Fiber Optics and Photonics, pp. S4D.6, Optical Society of America, 2014. (Best Paper Award)
  • A. Arora, P. Arora, and A. Krishnan, “A simple technique to create thermally stressed thin metal film on glass to enhance collection efficiencies in Fluorescence Microscopy,” Nanophotonics, SPIE Photonics Europe, SPIE, Brussels, Belgium, 2014.
  • P. Arora, and A. Krishnan, “Imaging of polarization rotation in transmission resonances of periodic plasmonic structures," SPIE Photonics Europe, pp.  1261K–91261K, International Society for Optics and Photonics 2014.
  • D. Mahanta, P. Arora, and A. Krishnan, “Mode Transformations of Surface Plasmons to Propagating and Back to Surface Plasmons in Metal Dielectric Interface with a Half-Space Cloaking Region,” Progress In Electromagnetics Research Symposium (PIERS), Taipei, Taiwan, 2013.
  • P. Arora, and A. Krishnan, “Analysis of transmission characteristics and multiple resonances in plasmonic gratings coated with homogeneous dielectrics," Proc. Progress Electromagn. Res. Symp, pp. 927-931, 2013.