Advances in Photonic Crystals and Devices (PDF)

Narendra Kumar was born in 1976 in Pitro, a village located

in Bhojpur district of Bihar, India. He received B.Sc. (Hons.)

and M.Sc. degrees in Physics from Banaras Hindu University

in 1996 and 1998, respectively. Prior to graduation, he completed

his schooling from PTPS (Patratu) High School and

St. Columba's College, Hazaribag, Jharkhand. He obtained a

doctorate in Applied Physics from IIT-BHU in 2002. During

his doctoral research, he worked on the propagation

characteristics of some optical waveguides with new smart

structures as well as one-dimensional photonic crystals.

Dr. Kumar is an Assistant Professor (in senior grade) in the

Department of Physics, School of Sciences, Mody University

of Science and Technology, Lakshmangarh, Sikar, Rajasthan,

India. He has over 16 years of experience in academics and research. His research interests

include Optoelectronics and Photonics. He has published more than 24 research papers in

the peer-reviewed international journals and presented papers in several national and

international conferences. He has also co-authored 4 book chapters in the books published

from globally recognized publishers. Some of his works have been extensively cited by

many leading researchers in the field. His three books have been published by major

abroad publishers including Nova Science Publishers, Inc. (USA). He is a member of Board

of Studies at Mody University and has designed several curricula in Physics for UG and

PG levels. He has supervised five master-degree dissertations and co-supervised four doctoral

theses. He has also served as Head, Department of Science, during 2013-2015 and

thereafter as Coordinator, Department of Physics, for 3 years at Mody University. Dr. Kumar

is in the editorial board of the International Journal