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Jithin Kannanthara
Research Fellow
Jithin Kannanthara leads the Birmingham University Time and Synchronisation testbed (BUTS) project within the Alkaline group. He joined as a postdoctoral researcher in May 2023. His research interests involve the applications of optical lattice clocks in position, navigation and timing. He is currently working on realising Quantum-enabled radar systems using optical lattice clocks (Quantum clocks).
Contact details
Qualifications
MSc in Physics, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER), Pune, India, 2018
PhD in Physics and Astronomy: Alkaline Group, University of Birmingham, UK, 2023
Selected Publications
Jithin Kannanthara, Darren Griffiths, Mohammed Jahangir, Jonathan M. Jones, Chris
J. Baker, Michail Antoniou, Colin J. Bell, Henry White, Kai Bongs, Yeshpal Singh,
“Whole System Radar Modelling: Simulation and Validation”, IET: Radar, Sonar and Navigation, 2023, https://doi.org/10.1049/rsn2.12399
Jonathan M. Jones, Darren Griffiths, Jithin Kannanthara, Mohammed Jahangir, Michail
Antoniou, Christopher Baker, Kai Bongs, Yeshpal Singh, “Quantum Enabled Radar
Sensing”, 2022 IEEE International Topical Meeting on Microwave Photonics (MWP),
2022, https://doi.org/10.1109/MWP54208.2022.9997763
Darren Griffiths, Mohammed Jahangir, Jithin Kannanthara, Chris J Baker, Michail
Antoniou, Yeshpal Singh, “Direct Signal Synchronization for Staring Passive Bi-Static
Radar”, 2022 IET International Radar Conference, 2022, https://doi.org/10.1049/icp.2022.2319
Maximilian Bradler, Maurice Lessing, Benjamin Sprenger, Marc Fischer, Michele Giunta,
Ronald Holzwarth, Jonathan M. Jones, Darren Griffiths, Jithin Kannanthara, Mike Antoniou,
Chris Baker, Mohammed Jahangir, Yeshpal Singh, Kai Bongs, “Photonic Microwave
Generator as Quantum-enabled Local Oscillator for Radars”, 2022 EFTF-IFCS, 2022
Mohammed Jahangir, Jonathan M. Jones, Jithin Kannanthara, Chris J Baker, Kai
Bongs, Michail Antoniou, Yeshpal Singh, “Development of Quantum Enabled Staring
Radar with Low Phase Noise”, 2021 18th European Radar Conference (EuRAD), 2021, https://doi.org/10.23919/EuRAD50154.2022.9784517
In the Media
BAE icase award 2021
Link to the website and video: https://www.baesystems.com/en/blog/dave-short-icase-awards-2021
University of Birmingham outreach activity
Link to the video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2L_V224_w08&ab_channel=UniversityofBirmingham