Analytical Investigation of DNA Hybridization Sensing Using Integrated Photonic Micro-Ring Resonators

Shalini Vardhan is currently a University Research Fellow (URF) in the Department of Electronics Engineering, Netaji Subhas University of Technology (NSUT), Delhi, India. She received her M. Tech. degree from the University of Delhi South Campus, Delhi, India in 2019, and B.Tech from IEC College of Engineering and Technology, Greater Noida, India in 2014. Her research interests are Silicon on Insulator-based Photonic Integrated Circuits, SWG Waveguides, Optical Sensors, Resonators, Biosensors, Optical Communications, Optoelectronics, Silicon nanowires, and their applications.

Ritu Raj Singh is currently a faculty in the Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering, Netaji Subhas University of Technology (NSUT), Delhi. He joined NSUT Delhi in June 2021. Before joining NSUT Delhi, he was a faculty member in the Department of ECE, Indian Institute of Information Technology (IIIT) Ranchi. He received Ph.D and M. Tech. degree from the Indian Institute of Technology (Indian School of Mines) Dhanbad, Jharkhand, India in 2019 and 2015, respectively. He received B.Tech. degree from Jaypee Institute of Information Technology, Noida, India in 2013.  He is interested in the field of Optical Networks and Silicon Photonics, and his research work focuses on developing and optimizing optical networks and silicon photonics-based devices. He has developed several new models and simulation tools to analyze and optimize the performance of these devices. His research interests are Grating devices, Nanophotonics, Nonlinear Optics, Optical Sensors/Biosensors, Optical Communications, Optoelectronics, optical waveguides, silicon nanowires and their applications. He was Optica's ambassador for 2024. He is leading the Integrated Photonics technical group of Optica as a Chair of executive committee members. He is a member of the Optical Society of India (OSI), IEEE - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, SPIE - Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers, and OPTICA (formerly OSA) - The Optical Society.