Varun Arya

- Scientific Researcher under Project – PlanOS funded by DFG. - Designing polymeric waveguides and other optical components like Gratings, mirrors, optical-vias, etc. - Materials and literature research. - Developing fabrication technology for large scale roll-to-roll processing of polymer foils integrated upon with a network of optical components. - UV-Nano-Imprint Lithography, Hot Embossing and Soft Lithography using PDMS stamps to fabricate mono-mode and multi-mode Polymeric waveguides.

-MASTER THESIS - Title: Single-Mode PDMS waveguides for flexible Neural Probes. - Material testing, Clean room fabrication and molding process development, Material Testing and optical characterization of the waveguides.

- Provided assistance in the research of Amplifiers for Neural recording applications using PseudoResistors. - Testing of Pseudo resistor amplifiers test chips. - Extensive testing of spectral response using DSOs and Circuit designing.

- Provided assistance in the research of Optical Neural Probes. - Designed Lithography Masks and PCB design of chips. - Clean Room fabrication. -Waveguide designing.

- Overlooked sales/purchase, Inventory management, Technical support and decision making in all matters related to running a company. - Banking and accounts management of the company. - Assigning duties and work to 45+ employees including the Manager, Technical and Manufacturing supervisor, Inventory Manager and legal and accounting cell.

- Microsystems Processes and Technologies - Micro-optics - Advanced Silicon Technology - Optical Properties of Micro and Nano Structures (Diffractive Optical elements) - Clean Room Laboratory - Micro-structured polymer components - Mold flow simulation for replication processes

- Digital Electronics - Analog electronics - VHDL, Verilog - Embedded Systems - MicroControllers - Signal Processing