In the recent past, Applied Physics Department has grown into a major department of Delhi Technological University providing cutting edge research, innovation and education in the emerging areas of science and technology. As a result, this department offers

i. B.Tech. in Engineering Physics: This four year “B.Tech. in Engineering Physics” program covers the various interdisciplinary areas in physical sciences and emerging areas of engineering such as Nano Science and Technology, Microelectronics, Photonics, Quantum Information systems and Robotics etc. The program in Engineering Physics equips students with the fundamental knowledge of physics together with problem solving skills and understanding, which allows them to seek innovative careers in today’s fast changing technological age.

ii. M.Tech. in Microwave and Optical Communication Engineering: This two year “M.Tech. (MOCE)” is offered from Applied Physics Department in association with Electronics and Communication Engineering Department. This program is designed and developed as an outcome of the establishment of an advanced R&D center called “TIFAC-Center of Relevance and Excellence in Fiber Optics and Optical Communication” under Mission REACH program of Technology Vision 2020, Govt. of India. This program equips young engineers and scientist to design, develop and innovate the new and changing configuration of microwave and optical fiber based telecommunication systems and networks.

iii. M.Tech in Nano Science and Technology: This two year “M.Tech. (NST)” is offered from Applied Physics Department from the academic year 2009-2010. The curriculum has been designed in a manner so that students are trained to various aspects of Nanomaterials, their latest development, synthesis and characterization including the design and development of nano scale optical and electronic devices. This program equips young engineers and scientist with diverse background to excel in the emerging areas of nano science and technology.

Along with these academic programs, the department of Applied Physics is known for its academic excellence and enthusiastic R&D in thrust areas leading to large number of research publications in the leading national and
international journals of high impact factors. Besides these, the Applied Physics Department is providing sound science base for all branches of B.Tech. students in their first and second semester. The department has well equipped laboratories to support teaching program for B.Tech. and M.Tech. students, where experiments are designed to broaden the experiments skills of the students. The department also offers six semester M.Sc. Applied Physics course which is being conducted through University of Delhi.

Currently over a dozen of full time Ph.D. students are pursuing their doctoral level research work for Ph.D. degree in the general areas of material science and photonics. The major areas of research of Applied Physics Department are: Material Science, Fiber Optics and Optical Communication covering all branches of Photonics, Thin Films, Ferroelectrics,Quantum Electronics, Carbon Nano Tubes, Photonic Crystal, Metamaterials and Plasmonic Solar cells etc.

Department of Applied Physics has following well equipped R&D Labs:

i. Thin film & Material Science Lab with major equipment:

( a) Furnaces upto 1500 C
(b) Agilent 4284 A Precision LCR meter
(c) Keithley 6517A Electrometer
(d) Retsch Planatory ball Mill PM 100
(5) Piezometer
system
(e) P-E Loop Tracer
(f) DC Polling Unit
(g) High Vacuum Coating Unit
(h) Brucker Advanced X-ray diffractometer and Hitachi’s Scanning Eletron Microscope with EDS facility (central facility).

ii. Fiber optics and Communication Lab with major equipment:

(a) Newport project setup in fiber optics
(b)Advanced set up for single mode fiber characterization
(c) Prism Coupling set up characterization of intergrated optical waveguides
(d)Benchmarks Optical Communication experiment setup
(e)Fiber splicing Machine
(f)Vibration free optical benches
(g) Optical Time Doman Reflectometer
(h)Fiber ring laser
(i) WDM Network Analyzor
(j) DWDM optical communication set up with fiber Bragg grating experimental set up
(k) Fiber ring Laser etc.

iii. Advanced Computational and Design Lab with ultra modern computational facility ton design and simulate nanophotonic devices with state of art software tools

(a) RSOFT-BPM
(b) OPti-HS
(c)VPI software
(d) RSOFT-OPti simulation tools
(e) RSOFT-Full wave and
(f)Band solve FEM design software packages
(g) Photon Design
(h) OptiFDTD
(i) Laser CAD
(j) Plasmonic Solar Utility CAD
(k) Comsol etc.

iv. Advanced Optics Lab with
(a) Eletro-optic
(b) Accousto-optic
(c) Magneto-optic
(d) Non-Linear optic effect based experimental set ups.

• Department of Applied Physics has the students chapters of

(i) “International Society for Optical Engineering (SPIE)-USA”. This year Ms.Bhawana Dabas, a Ph.D. students is selected for “optics and Photonics Leadership Award” to represent SPIE DCE chapter,at San Diego,CA, USA during July 2010 and

(ii)“Optical Society of America (OSA)-USA.

• Applied Physics Department along with SPIE and OSA student chapters have orgnianized six lectures/seminars including one video conference on Photonic Design Tools in association with RSOFT, USA and two outreach activities in various fields of Fiber Optics and Optoelectronic during the year 2009-2010.

• Photonic Design Center is established in the Applied Physics Department as a part of National Program on Micro and Smart Systems (NPMASS) which is being coordinated by Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore.• Three major sponsored projects are running in the Department at present:

i. TIFAC- center of Relevance and Excellence (CORE) in Fiber Optics and Optical Communication Under Mission REACH Program of Technology Vision-2020, Govt. of India, 2005 and onwards.

ii. Synthesis and Characterization of Nanocrystalline Ferroelectric Materials by Mechanical activation process,R&D Project sponsored by AICTE Govt. of India, 2008-2011.

iii. Characterization of photonic Crystal Fiber for Telecom and Sensing Application, Major Research project,Univercity Grants Commission,Govt. of India,2009-2011.

iv. Department of Applied Physics is also actively involved in the supervision and mentoring of “innovative project” involving teams of inter-disciplinary undergraduate students:

v. Design and Development of “Intelligent Ground Vehicle” sponsored by DSIR, Govt. of india and

vi. Design and Development of “Autonomous Under Water Vehicle (AUV)” sponsored by Department of Ocean Development, Ministry of Earth Sciences,Govt. of India. Through this innovative design project,DCE_AUV team is adjudged as 10 best designer of AUV in the world and is awarded “Most Improved Design” award at international competition held at San Diego,CA,USA in August 2008.