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Miss Amrita Prasad

Position: PhD Student Qualification: Btech-optoelectronics (First Class Honours) University of Auckland. Address: Laser Physics Centre, RSPhysSE, Australian National University, Canberra, ACT0200 Australia Office: Room J3-20, John Carver Building, 58C Phone: +61 2 6125 9714 Fax: +61 2 6125 0029 Email: amr111@rsphysse.anu.edu.au

Research Topic

Characterisation of Ge-As-Se Chalcogenide glasses for application in photonic devices. This includes:

• bulk compositions: As-Se, As-S and Ge-As-Se
• determining linear and nonlinear optical parameters such as refractive indices, losses and bandgap
• Thin film processing
• Thin film characterisation

Research area links: Centre for Ultrahigh-bandwidth Devices for Optical Systems (CUDOS); Nonlinear Optical Effects in Novel Materials

Supervisory panel: Prof. Barry Luther-Davies, Dr. Marek Samoc, Dr. Steve Madden,

Others

I am currently the President of the ANU OSA Student Chapter. I also possess a keen interest in music and learn the Sitar (an Indian, stringed instrument) and classical singing.