Ajoy Ghatak
Ajoy Kumar Ghatak is an Indian physicist and author of physics textbooks.
Ajoy Ghatak | |
|---|---|
| Born | 9 November 1939 Lucknow, India |
| Alma mater | Delhi University Cornell University |
| Known for | Research on photonics, fiber optics and education in India |
| Awards | Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize OSA Fellow OSA Esther Hoffman Beller Award ICO Galileo Galilei Award SPIE educator award |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Physics |
| Institutions | Indian Institute of Technology National Academy of Sciences, India |
| Thesis | Non linear prompt neutron kinetics in multigroup diffusion theory (1964) |
| Doctoral advisor | Mark Nelkin |
| Notable students | Anurag Sharma, Sasikanth Manipatruni |
Ghatak has written over 170 research papers and more than 20 books. His undergraduate textbook on Optics has been translated to Chinese and Persian and his monograph on Inhomogeneous Optical Waveguides (coauthored with Professor Sodha) has been translated to Chinese and Russian.
In 1995, he was elected Fellow of the Optical Society of America "for distinguished service to optics education and for his contribution to the understanding of propagation characteristics of gradient index media, fibers and integrated optical devices".
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