Nawaz Sarif Mallick
ANRF National Post Doctoral Fellow, CQuERE
Date/month and year of joining:
December 1, 2025
Qualifications:
- B.Sc. (University of Calcutta, 2012)
- M.Sc. (Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, 2014)
- PhD (Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, 2020)
Brief Bio:
Dr. Nawaz Sarif Mallick is an experienced physical science researcher with a strong foundation in physics and a passion for inspiring students through teaching and research. He has expertise in curriculum design, lecturing, and the development of effective teaching materials, alongside a strong research profile that includes publishing in peer-reviewed journals, securing research funding, and presenting at conferences and seminars. He has authored 19 peer-reviewed articles, with research of high relevance to quantum communication, quantum sensing, and quantum information processing.
Dr. Mallick earned his PhD from IIT Guwahati, specializing in coherent laser-atom interactions. He subsequently spent two years as a CHANAKYA Postdoctoral Fellow in the Light-Matter Interaction Lab at the Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics, Kolkata, where he conducted experimental research on broadband quantum memory using electromagnetically induced transparency in a rubidium vapor medium.
Research Interest:
My research interest spans laser spectroscopy, atomic clocks, quantum memory, nonlinear frequency conversion, atomic coherence-based phenomena (EIT, CPT), and precision measurement. My research holds great potential for applications in quantum communication, sensing and quantum information processing.
Field of work at TCG CREST and supervisors (if any):
My research focuses on developing a portable atomic clock for GPS-denied navigation systems: an important step toward advancing precision timing and navigation technologies.
Publications (if any):
- Measuring orbital angular momentum of a vortex beam with atom-based structured light, NS Mallick, Journal of the Optical Society of America B 42 (2), 446-453 (2025).
- Mid-infrared Airy beam generation at room temperature, NS Mallick, Journal of the Optical Society of America B 42 (4), 898-905 (2025).
- Generation and characterization of 420 nm vortex bessel beam with tunable orbital angular momentum, NS Mallick, Physica Scripta 100 (5), 055408 (2025).
- Dicke narrowing assisted atomic waveguide: achieving high-contrast and narrow core, NS Mallick, Applied Physics B 131 (7), 129 (2025).
- Vortex beam assisted generation and manipulation of structured light, NS Mallick, Journal of the Optical Society of America B 41 (9), 2085-2091 (2024).