Viphretuo Mere received his B. Tech degree in Electronics and Communication from Nagaland University in 2012.  He received his M. Tech degree in Advanced Semiconductor Electronics from CSIR-CEERI, AcSIR in 2014. As a masters’ student, he worked on the design and fabrication of thermally actuated MEMS Micro-Mirrors. In 2015, he joined Photonics Research Lab as a PhD student.  His research interests include, design of high field interaction waveguides, integrated optics based sensing, Micro-Opto-Mechanical sensing and process integration. In his spare time, he enjoys playing guitar, trying different cuisines and listening to music.

Research:

Optical-based sensing has proven to a better technique for sensing because of its high sensitivity and selectivity. The high selectivity is due to rot-vibration based absorption. In this research, we explore techniques to enhance the sensitivity of integrated sensor platform by developing high-field interaction slot waveguides and their suitable coupling mechanism. To further exploit absorption based spectroscopy, we plan to develop integrated spectrometer suitable for sensing various gases on a single circuit. This includes development of material platforms such as Si, SiN and Ge that are transparent in the Mid-IR wavelength regime.