CENTRE FORCENTRE FORPhotonics and LIDAR ResearchPhotonics and LIDAR Research

(CEPLR)(CEPLR)

CENTRE FORPhotonics and LIDAR Research

(CEPLR)

Established under the MoUEstablished under the MoUwithwith

Indian Institute of Science (IISc), BangaloreIndian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore

Established under the MoUwith

Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore

National Carbonaceous Aerosol Program (NCAP)National Carbonaceous Aerosol Program (NCAP)Indian Network for Climate Change Assessment (INCCA)Indian Network for Climate Change Assessment (INCCA)

National Carbonaceous Aerosol Program (NCAP)Indian Network for Climate Change Assessment (INCCA)

CEPLRCEPLRCEPLRCentre for Photonics & Lidar ResearchCentre for Photonics & Lidar ResearchCentre for Photonics & Lidar Research

About Hindustan Institute of Technology & Science (HITS)

Hindustan Institute of Technology & Science (HITS) is one of the leading

institutions in India with an excellent and established academic and research

standing. The main campus is located on the outskirts of Chennai, India. HITS

conferred the "University Status" by the University Grant Commission (UGC),

Government of India under the section 3 of the UGC act 1956. NAAC has

accredited HITS with 'A' Grade. QS has Ranked HITS with QS 3 Star Ratings. HITS

completed 31 years of dedicated service to the nation generating trained and

qualified graduates for the country. The University has accomplished its mission

and its academic achievements are a testimony to the same. It has students and

faculty exchange programs with the leading international universities. The

university has also received numerous awards over the years

INCCA has been conceptualized to

Assess the drivers and implications of climate change through scientific research

Prepare climate change assessments once every two years Develop decision support systems Build capacity towards management of climate change related risks

and opportunities

Centre for Photonics & LIDAR Research(CEPLR)

Centre for Photonics and LIDAR Research (CEPLR) was established in 2011, in

collaboration with Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore, under the Black

Carbon Research Initiative (BCRI) of Govt. of India. CEPLR studies enabled

Hindustan Institute of Technology and Science to become one of the Associated

Institutions in the list identified by the Ministry of Environment and Forests

(MoEF), Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES), Ministry of Science and Technology

and Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) through the National

Carbonaceous Aerosol Program (NCAP) devised under the aegis of the Indian

Network of Climate Change assessment (INCCA).

Vision

To be the leading photonics and LIDAR research establishment in India, with an

agenda embracing the entire spectrum of Photonics and LIDAR from Electronics to

Enterprise; from Invention to Innovation.

Mission

Achieve a major advancement in quality of research and technical

relevance.

Consolidate and coordinate the research and innovation activities of PLR

related research centers in India

Be the focal point for ground breaking application of light enabled

technologies

Become a cradle of new knowledge and intellectual property

Objectives

Long term monitoring aerosols

Extraction of various atmosphere aerosol characteristics

Research on FSO estimating the magnitude of Black Carbon(BC) in the

atmosphere

CENTRE F

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STUDENTS EXPOSURE

In the past few years have the graduating M.Tech s t u d e n t s a r e f r o m E l e c t r o n i c s a n d Communication area, thus enriching the R&D in Fiber Optics and Photonics.

Through multiple course work students not only develop strong theoretical fundamentals of the field but also acquire experimentation skills through a specially designed laboratory course. Students have knowledge of programming and modeling skills on platforms like - Lab-View, MATLAB, Simulink, Model based C programming which adds to their skills acquired in Under Graduate level such as C/C++, Java, HTML/PHP, VHDL, Verilog programming etc.

An extensive one year Thesis component of the programme gives the students necessary exposure to the current research going on in the field of Photonics and gives them a chance to apply their skills acquired during course work to the research challenges. The research work done by students as a part of their thesis leads to publications in Reputed Journals

Research Partner

RESEARCH AREAS

Atmospheric Aerosols effects on climateLaser Beam propagation in random mediaWireless Optical CommunicationWireless Optical Networks

COMPUTING PLATFORMS

SBDARTSanta Barbara Discrete Ordinate Radiative Transfer

OPACOptical Properties of Aerosols and Clouds

OptSim

RESEARCH @ CEPLR

FACILITIESMicropulse LIDARAethalometerDustrak The Aethalometer is an instrument

that provides a real‐time readout of

the concentration of 'Black' or

'Elemental' carbon aerosol particles

('BC' or 'EC') in an air stream.

The Aethalometer performs the

optical analysis and data readout 'on

the spot'.

The Aethalometer is a self‐

contained, automatic instrument

Real‐time dust monitoring takes a giant leap forward. Only the DUSTTRAK™ RX A e r o s o l M o n i t o r 8 5 3 3 c a n simultaneously measure both mass and size fraction.

The DUSTTRAK DRX desktop monitor is a battery operated, data‐logging, light‐scattering Laser Photometers which gives real‐time aerosol mass readings.

Microtops Sunphotometer is a lightweight, portable 5 channel instrument for measuring aerosol opt ical thickness, d irect solar irradiance, and water vapor column easily, accurately and dependably.

This multi‐spectral instrument is designed to measure direct solar irradiance at all selected wavelengths

7 – CHANNEL AETHALOMETER

DUSTRAK Aerosol Monitor

MICROTOPS Sunphotometer

HIGHLIGHTS

Mr. V. R. Sreeraj, M.Tech Communication systems joined CAOS, IISc,

Bangalore as Summer Fellow, Jan-May 2013

National Workshop on “LIDAR and its Applications in Climate Change, th Atmospheric Science and Free Space Optical Communication -18 March

2013

Mr. K. Sunilkumar (CEPLR staff) joined CAOS, Indian Institute of

Science, Bangalore as Ph.D research scholar – August 2014

National Technical Seminar '' Atmospheric Aerosols-Implication to nd

Climate change and Optical Communication”, 22 April 2015

Experimental investigation on FSO under controlled lab environment

CALIPSO Satellite (NASA Data)Aerosol vertical extinction profiles

(Micropulse LIDAR Data)

IN COLLABORATION WITH

Bangalore

Dr.S.K.Satheesh, Professor, CAOS, IISc, Bangalore

Dr.G.Ilavazhagan, Director (Research), HITS

Dr.S.Ganapathy, ORC, University of Southampton, UK

Dr.K.Sakthidasan @ Sankaran, Associate Prof., HITS

Mr.K.Sunilkumar, Assistant Prof., HITS

Contact:

Center for Photonics and LIDAR Research (CEPLR)Hindustan Institute of Technology and ScienceOMR Road, Padur, Chennai, India – 603103https://hindustanuniv.ac.in/ceplar.phpMail: ksakthid@hindustanuniv.ac.inPhone: +91-44-2747, 27474395, Fax: +91-44-27474208

National Seminar on Atmospheric

Science & Optical Communication

Indian Network for Climate

Change Assessment (INCCA)

CEPLR Team