Prof. Afzal S. M. | Best Researcher Award

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Prof. Afzal S. M. | Best Researcher Award

Physics Department, Aligarh Muslim University | India

Prof. S. M. Afzal is a Professor of Physics at Aligarh Muslim University, India, with over 25 years of experience in teaching and research. He obtained his Ph.D. in Physics from Aligarh Muslim University in 1997, specializing in atomic and laser spectroscopy. His research focuses on high-resolution spectroscopy, nonlinear optics, photonic materials, and optoelectronic applications. Prof. Afzal has made significant contributions to the development of experimental facilities and has conducted extensive studies on light–matter interactions using advanced laser and optical techniques. He has published more than 54 research papers in reputed international journals, achieving over 542 citations, an h-index of 12, and an i10-index of 17, reflecting the strong impact of his scholarly work. In addition, he has successfully completed five funded research projects and guided more than twenty postgraduate theses. His work integrates experimental and computational approaches for exploring nonlinear optical properties of organic and inorganic systems, contributing to advancements in photonics and laser technology. Through his dedicated research and mentorship, Prof. Afzal continues to play a vital role in advancing modern optical physics and inspiring the next generation of scientists.

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Featured Publications

El-Shishtawy, R. M., Al-Zahrani, F. A. M., Afzal, S. M., Razvi, M. A. N., & Al-amshany, Z. M. (2016). Synthesis, linear and nonlinear optical properties of a new dimethine cyanine dye derived from phenothiazine. RSC Advances, 6(94), 91546–91556.

Kamaal, S., Mehkoom, M., Ali, A., Afzal, S. M., Alam, M. J., Ahmad, S., & Ahmad, M. (2021). Potential third-order nonlinear optical response facilitated by intramolecular charge transfer in a simple Schiff base molecule: Experimental and theoretical exploration. ACS Omega, 6(9), 6185–6194.*

Khan, S. A., Razvi, M. A. N., Bakry, A. H., Afzal, S. M., Asiri, A. M., & El-Daly, S. A. (2015). Microwave assisted synthesis, spectroscopic studies and nonlinear optical properties of bis-chromophores. Spectrochimica Acta Part A: Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy, 137, 685–692.*

Fatima, A., Ali, A., Shabbir, S., Khan, M., Mehkoom, M., Afzal, S. M., Ahmad, M., & Ahmad, S. (2022). Synthesis, crystal structure, characterization, Hirshfeld analysis, molecular docking and DFT calculations of 5-phenylamino-isophthalic acid: A good NLO material. Journal of Molecular Structure, 132791.

Mehkoom, M., Afzal, S. M., Ahmad, S., & Khan, S. A. (2021). Physicochemical and nonlinear optical properties of novel environmentally benign heterocyclic azomethine dyes: Experimental and theoretical studies. PLOS ONE, 11(9), e0161613.*

Dr. Shyamal Mondal | Best Research Article Award

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Dr. Shyamal Mondal | Best Research Article Award

Defence Institute of Advanced Technology | India

Shyamal Mondal is a leading researcher with an h-index of 9, 58 publications, and 293 citations across 235 documents, demonstrating significant contributions in photonics, terahertz technologies, and ultrafast optics. He earned his Ph.D. in Physics and Meteorology from the Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur and is currently a faculty member at SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Kattankulathur, India. His research focuses on terahertz imaging and antenna design, deep learning for image enhancement, nonlinear optical phenomena, ultrafast fiber lasers, and advanced materials such as carbon nanostructures and MXenes. Dr. Mondal has advanced interdigitated photoconductive antennas, coherent mid-infrared laser sources, and modelocked fiber lasers, integrating theoretical and experimental approaches. He has published in high-impact journals including ACS Applied Optical Materials, Optics Express, and Journal of Applied Physics, and presented his work at international conferences. His contributions have strengthened the fields of terahertz communications, optical nonlinearity, and laser technologies. Dr. Mondal continues to drive innovation, mentoring emerging researchers, and bridging fundamental science with applied photonics solutions, thereby expanding the frontiers of optical and terahertz research.

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Featured Publications

Mondal, S., Jampani, K., Raj, A. R., Roy Chowdhury, D., & Sethi, A. (2025). Implementing W-Net deep learning for terahertz image enhancement and segmentation. Engineering Research Express.

Mondal, S., Raj, A. R., & Saha, S. (2024). Advancements in the use of artificial saturable absorbers for modelocking of 2 µm ultrafast fiber lasers. Annalen der Physik.

Rathinasamy, V., Thipparaju, R. R., Boby, E. N. F., & Mondal, S. (2022). Interdigitated photoconductive antenna for future wireless communications. Microwave and Optical Technology Letters, 64(12), 2189–2196.

Boby, E. N. F., Prajapati, J., Rathinasamy, V., Mukherjee, S., & Mondal, S. (2022). Parametric investigation of interdigitated photoconductive antenna for efficient terahertz applications. Arabian Journal for Science and Engineering, 47(3), 3597–3609.

Mitra, N., Patra, A. K., Singh, S. P., Mondal, S., Datta, P. K., & Varshney, S. K. (2020). Interfacial delamination in glass-fiber/polymer-foam-core sandwich composites using singlemode–multimode–singlemode optical fiber sensors: Identification based on experimental investigation. Journal of Sandwich Structures and Materials.

Mondal, S., Mukherjee, S., Singh, S. P., Rand, S. C., Bhattacharya, S., Das, A. C., & Datta, P. K. (2016). Dynamic gain aperture modelocking in picosecond regime based on cascaded second-order nonlinearity. Optics Express, 24(15), 15274–15285.