Dr. Abani Shankar Nayak Profile

Dr. Abani Shankar Nayak

at Friedrich-Schiller-Univ Jena

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Proceedings Article | 26 August 2022 Presentation + Paper

Ultrafast laser inscription of integrated optics two-telescope beam combiners for K-band interferometry at the CHARA array

Jacopo Siliprandi, David MacLachlan, Calum Ross, Tarun Sharma, Lucas Labadie, Kalaga Madhav, Abani Nayak, Aline Dinkelaker, Martin Roth, Ettore Pedretti, Theo ten Brummelaar, Nicholas Scott, Vincent Coudé du Foresto, Robert Thomson, Aurélien Benoît

Proceedings Volume 12183, 1218314 (2022) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2629899

KEYWORDS: Waveguides, K band, Directional couplers, Interferometry, Ultrafast lasers, Integrated optics, Beam splitters, Spatial light modulators

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Proceedings Article | 26 August 2022 Poster + Paper

On-sky experiment of the discrete beam combiner: lessons learned and strategies for improved calibration of the transfer function

Abani Shankar Nayak, Lucas Labadie, Tarun Sharma, Simone Piacentini, Giacomo Corrielli, Roberto Osellame, Ettore Pedretti, Aline Dinkelaker, Eloy Hernandez, Kalaga Madhav, Martin Roth

Proceedings Volume 12183, 121832H (2022) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2629673

KEYWORDS: Visibility, Waveguides, Cameras, Sensors, Photometry, Calibration, Telescopes, Photodetectors, Interferometry, Integrated optics

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Proceedings Article | 13 December 2020 Presentation + Paper

First on-sky results with an interferometric discrete beam combiner (DBC) at the William Herschel Telescope

Abani Shankar Nayak, Tarun Kumar Sharma, Lucas Labadie, Simone Piacentini, Giacomo Corrielli, Roberto Osellame, Éric Gendron, Jean-Tristan Buey, Fanny Chemla, Mathieu Cohen, Nazim Bharmal, Lisa Bardou, Lazar Staykov, James Osborn, Timothy Morris, Ettore Pedretti, Aline Dinkelaker, Kalaga Madhav, Martin Roth

Proceedings Volume 11446, 114461D (2020) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2562563

KEYWORDS: Interferometry, Telescopes, Integrated optics, Waveguides, Spatial filters, Infrared radiation, Laser development, Channel waveguides, Ultrafast lasers, Borosilicate glass

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Proceedings Article | 13 December 2020 Presentation + Paper

NAIR: Novel Astronomical Instrumentation through photonic Reformatting

Robert Harris, Tarun Kumar Sharma, John Davenport, Philipp Hottinger, Theodoros Anagnos, Abani Shankar Nayak, Andreas Quirrenbach, Lucas Labadie, Kalaga Madhav, Martin Roth

Proceedings Volume 11451, 1145108 (2020) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2562493

KEYWORDS: Imaging spectroscopy, Astronomical instrumentation, Photonic devices, Spectroscopes, Astrophotonics, Telescopes, Interferometry, Waveguides, 3D printing, Astronomical imaging

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Proceedings Article | 13 December 2020 Presentation + Paper

K-band integrated optics beam combiners for CHARA fabricated by ultrafast laser inscription

Fraser Pike, Tarun Sharma, Aurélien Benoît, David MacLachlan, Aline Dinkelaker, Abani Nayak, Kalaga Madhav, Martin Roth, Lucas Labadie, Ettore Pedretti, Theo ten Brummelaar, Nicholas Scott, Vincent Coudé du Foresto, Robert Thomson

Proceedings Volume 11446, 114460K (2020) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2561663

KEYWORDS: Integrated optics, K band, Ultrafast lasers, Astronomy, Astrophotonics, Waveguides, Information operations, Glasses, Optical filters, Atmospheric optics

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Proceedings Article | 9 March 2020 Presentation

Integrated discrete beam combiner with a pupil remapper for stellar interferometry (Conference Presentation)

Simone Piacentini, Giacomo Corrielli, Abani Shankar Nayak, Tarun Kumar Sharma, Kalaga Madhav, Ettore Pedretti, Stefano Minardi, Lucas Labadie, Roberto Osellame

Proceedings Volume 11287, 112870B (2020) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2545027

KEYWORDS: Stellar interferometry, Telescopes, Interferometry, Astronomy, Waveguides, Spatial resolution, Astronomical telescopes, Wavefronts, Interferometers, Photonic integrated circuits

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Proceedings Article | 9 March 2020 Presentation

Femtosecond laser writing of 3D polarization insensitive integrated devices for astrophotonics (Conference Presentation)

Simone Piacentini, Giacomo Corrielli, Abani Shankar Nayak, Tarun Kumar Sharma, Kalaga Madhav, Andrea Adami, Ettore Pedretti, Stefano Minardi, Lucas Labadie, Roberto Osellame

Proceedings Volume 11270, 112700S (2020) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2544978

KEYWORDS: Polarization, Femtosecond phenomena, Astrophotonics, Telescopes, Waveguides, Stellar interferometry, Birefringence, Annealing, Interferometry, Integrated photonics

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Proceedings Article | 3 January 2020 Paper

Integrated optics-interferometry using pupil remapping and beam combination at astronomical H-band

Abani Shankar Nayak, Simone Piacentini, Tarun Kumar Sharma, Giacomo Corrielli, Roberto Osellame, Lucas Labadie, Stefano Minardi, Ettore Pedretti, Kalaga Madhav, Martin Roth

Proceedings Volume 11203, 112030V (2020) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2541608

KEYWORDS: Visibility, Integrated optics, Astronomy, Telescopes, Physics, Interferometry, Ultrafast lasers, Waveguides, Deformable mirrors, Astrophysics

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Proceedings Article | 4 March 2019 Presentation + Paper

Discrete beam combiners from astronomy to lasers

Stefano Minardi, Momen Diab, Ettore Pedretti, Abani Shankar-Nayak, Allar Saviauk, Simone Piacentini, Giacomo Corrielli, Roberto Osellame, Romina Diener, Jan Tepper, Lucas Labadie, Felix Dreisow, Markus Grafe, Thomas Pertsch, Stefan Nolte, Ronny Errmann, Diane Stoffel, Nadia Chakrova

Proceedings Volume 10921, 1092110 (2019) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2512276

KEYWORDS: Waveguides, Astronomy, Telescopes, Sensors, Stars, Laser applications, Integrated optics, Fiber lasers, Interferometry

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Proceedings Article | 10 July 2018 Presentation + Paper

NAIR: novel astronomical instrumentation through photonic reformatting

Robert Harris, Jan Tepper, John Davenport, Ettore Pedretti, Dionne Haynes, Philipp Hottinger, Theodoros Anagnos, Abani Shankar Nayak, Yohana Herrero Alonso, Pranab Jyoti Deka, Stefano Minardi, Andreas Quirrenbach, Lucas Labadie, Roger Haynes

Proceedings Volume 10706, 107060L (2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2312009

KEYWORDS: Waveguides, Optical fibers, Interferometry, Telescopes, Spectrographs, Photonic devices, Visibility, Astronomical instrumentation, Integrated optics, Instrument modeling

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Proceedings Article | 9 July 2018 Paper

Beam combination schemes and technologies for the Planet Formation Imager

Ettore Pedretti, Romina Diener, Abani Shankar Nayak, Jan Tepper, Lucas Labadie, Thomas Pertsch, Stefan Nolte, Stefano Minardi

Proceedings Volume 10701, 107012O (2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2311955

KEYWORDS: Waveguides, Manufacturing, Interferometry, Visibility, Signal to noise ratio, Mid-IR, Calibration, Laser interferometry, Information operations, Telescopes

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