Dr. K. Muhammed Shafi

Scientist Quantum Communication

Email

mkodakkaden@hbku.edu.qa

Dr. K. Muhammed Shafi

Scientist Quantum Communication

Educational Qualifications

Ph.D. Physics

M. Tech. Optoelectronics and Optical Communication

Biography

Dr. K. Muhammed Shafi is a scientist at the Center for Quantum Computing (QC2), College of Science and Engineering at Hamad Bin Khalifa University. Dr. Shafi earned his Ph.D. in Physics from the University of Electro-Communications, Tokyo, Japan, in 2020. He also holds an M. Tech. in Optoelectronics and Optical Communication from the University of Kerala and an M.Sc. in Physics from Aligarh Muslim University, India.

His research encompasses quantum communication, quantum illumination, and nanophononics, with experimental expertise in entangled photon generation, single-photon sources, time-correlated single-photon counting, cryogenic optical spectroscopy, optical nanofibers, photonic crystal cavities, and laser cooling of atoms.

Ph.D. Physics

The University of Electro-Communications, Tokyo, Japan

2020

M. Tech. Optoelectronics and Optical Communication

University of Kerala, India

2012

M.Sc. Physics

Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, India

2008

  • Quantum communication
  • Quantum illumination
  • Nanophononics
  • Hybrid quantum systems

Scientist

College of Science and Engineering, Hamad Bin Khalifa University

2024 – Present

Scientist

Instrumentation and Applied Physics, Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru, India

2021 – 2024

Research and Development Engineer

Deltafiber.jp Ltd., Tokyo, Japan

2020 – 2021

Ph.D. Researcher

Center for Photonic Innovations, The University of Electro-Communications, Tokyo, Japan

2015 – 2020

National Photonics Fellow and Research Assistant

Light and Matter Physics Group, Raman Research Institute, Bengaluru, India

2012 – 2015

Sengupta, K., Shafi, K. M., Asokan, S., & Chandrashekar, C. M. (2024). Quantum illumination using polarization-entangled photon pairs for enhanced object detection. Optics Express, 32, 40150–40164.

Shafi, K. M., Padhye, A., & Chandrashekar, C. M. (2023). Quantum illumination using polarization-path entangled single photons for low reflectivity object detection in a noisy background. Optics Express, 31, 32093–32104.

Shafi, K. M., Yalla, R., & Nayak, K. P. (2023). Bright and polarized single-photon source based on plasmon-enhanced emission into nanofiber guided modes. Physical Review Applied, 19, 034008.

Shafi, K. M., Chawla, P., Hegde, A. S., Gayatri, R. S., Padhy, A., & Chandrashekar, C. M. (2023). Multi-bit quantum random number generator from path-entangled single photons. EPJ Quantum Technology, 10, 43.

Yalla, R., Shafi, K. M., Nayak, K. P., & Hakuta, K. (2022). One-sided composite cavity on an optical nanofiber for cavity QED. Applied Physics Letters, 120, 071108.

Complete Publication Listing(s): Google Scholar

  • National Photonics Fellow, Department of Information Technology, Government of India.
  • Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE 2010)-Physics, Department of Higher Education, Government of India.