Technical University of Crete

Dr. Nathanail Kortsalioudakis personal page

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Education

· Bachelor Degree on Physics - University of Crete, Department of Physics

· Master of Science (M.Sc) - Technical University of Crete, Department of Sciences, Physics Division, Specialized on Applied Technological Physics and Laser Technology. Master thesis title: “Measurement of infrared emissivity of optically opaque materials at ambient temperature”

· Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) - Technical University of Crete, Department of Sciences, Physics Division, PhD Title Thesis: “Laser matter interaction with emphasis to the physical mechanisms take place during propagation of ultrashort high intensity laser pulses in gas and solid media”

Research Interests

· Application of Ozone Technology for the preservation of agricultural products

· Femtosecond Laser Spectroscopy: Application to Atmospheric Physics

· Nonlinear Optics: Study of filamentation, harmonic generation, etc.

· Design of laser systems

· Design of optoelectronic devices (optical amplifiers, photodiodes, phototransistors, photomultipliers, etc.)

· Design of spectral imaging systems for plasma detection

· Numerical simulation of physical processes of interaction laser radiation with matter

· Characterization of optical properties of materials in the infrared (calculation of emissivity)

Research Experience

· 2006-2008:Researcher position under contract in the research program of the General Secretariat for Research and Technology (GSRT) of the Ministry of Development: Priority 4, Measure 4.6, Action 4.6.1., Sponsored by the CSF project entitled " REGIONAL INNOVATION POLE OF CRETE - (i4Crete) Act A1, entitled" Study on application technology of ozone (O3) in the postharvest stage of processing (decontamination, maintenance, maturation, storage) of selected fresh agricultural products of Crete to create high quality modern units of packaging, storage and standardization "

· 2006-2008: Researcher position under contract in the research program of the General Secretariat for Research and Technology (GSRT) of the Ministry of Development: Priority 4, Measure 4.6, Action 4.6.1., Sponsored by the CSF project entitled " REGIONAL INNOVATION POLE CRETE - (i4Crete) »Act ST1 (training staff)," The application of biotechnology ozone (O3) in the modern development and standardization of fresh agricultural products'

· 2004-2006: Researcher position under contract in research program EPEAEK II "Pythagoras-Environment-Research Groups in the TUC" entitled "Interaction of laser radiation with the atmosphere - Applications to Air Pollution

· 2002-2004: Researcher position with contract funded by the European Union research project entitled: "Suppression over High dynamic range of Ase at the Rising edge of ultra-intense femtosecond Pulses", (SHARP), Contract no: HPRI - CT - 2001 - 50 037, FP5 - EU

Teaching experience

· 2003-present: Teaching Laboratory courses at Technological Institution of Crete, Chania Branch (Physics, Metrology, Applied Electromagnetism, Laser Technology)

· 1998-2006: Teaching Laboratory Physics course at Technical University of Crete (contract of the P.D.407/80)

Recent list of publications

1. Fragkedaki O., Kortsalioudakis N., Mixelioudakis M., Skoulakis A., Moustaizis S., "Microbial and Quality Control of Fruits and Vegetables by Ozone Application", 4th International Conference on Experiments/Process/System/Modeling/Simulation/ Optimization Athens, Greece, 6-9 July, 2011 (http://www.epsmso.gr/2011/epsmso2011_poster_sessions.pdf)

2. N. Kortsalioudakis, S.D. Moustaizis and S.Tzortzakis, “Ozone Concentration Control by Application of Filamented Ultrashort Ultraviolet Laser Pulses”, 2nd International Symposium on Filamentation, 22-25 September 2008, Paris, France (http://filamentation.ensta-paristech.fr/doc/Poster_Sessions.pdf)

3. N. Kortsalioudakis, M. Michelioudakis, S. Moustaizis, "Study of the technology of Ozone (O3) in the maintenance of selected fresh agricultural products of Crete in order to create high quality modern units of packaging, storage and standardization", 2nd International Conference on Quality and Marketing of Agricultural Products, 25-27 September 2008, Hersonissos, Heraklion, Crete

4. N.Kortsalioudakis, E.Bakarezos, C.Kalpouzos, S.D.Moustaizis, “Development of Table-Top Ultrashort Hybrid Laser by Amplification of a Tuned Ti:Sa Laser Beam in an Excimer Double Cavity”, CLEO/QELS 2006, Long Beach Convention Center, 21-26 May 2006, Long Beach, California, USA

5. Kortsalioudakis, N., Tatarakis, M., Vakakis, N., Moustaizis, S.D., Franco, M., Prade, B., Mysyrowicz, A., Papadogiannis, N.A., Couairon, A., Tzortzakis, S.,”Enhanced harmonic conversion efficiency in the self-guided propagation of femtosecond ultraviolet laser pulses in argon”, (2005) Applied Physics B: Lasers and Optics, 80 (2), pp. 211-214. Cited 21 times (updated: February 2011)

6. S.D. Moustaizis, M. Tatarakis, A. Skoulakis and N. Kortsalioudakis, “An Innovative Scheme for Fast Charged Particles propagation”, Fourth International Conference on Inertial Fusion Sciences and Applications, Biarritz France, September 2005.

7. N. Kortsalioudakis, E. Bakarezos, C. Kalpouzos, S.D. Moustaizis, ” A New Hybrid Laser System: Amplification of a Ti:Sa Laser Seed Beam in an Excimer Cavity Amplifier with Potential Applications to Atmospheric Pollution Monitoring”, Laser Olympics, Athens, Greece Oct. 15-17, 2004

8. S.D.Moustaizis, M. Tatarakis, N.Vakakis and N. Kortsalioudakis, Jérôme Gaudin,and Philippe Martin, F. N. Beg, K. Krushelnick and A. E. Dangor, “Quartz induced Luminescence by Neutron impact using a Plasma Focus device“, 8th International Conference on Applications of Nuclear Techniques, Crete, Greece Sept. 12-18, 2004

9. M. Tatarakis, M. Bakarezos, N. Papadogiannis, N. Vakakis, N. Kortsalioudakis, S.D. Moustaizis, P. Nilson, T. Witting, “Enhancement of the x-ray yield during the interaction of two collinear short pulse UV laser beams with a solid target”, 8th International Conference on Applications of Nuclear Techniques, Crete, Greece Sept. 12-18, 2004

10. S. Tzortzakis, N. Kortsalioudakis, M. Tatarakis, N. Vakakis, S.D. Moustaïzis, M. Franco, B. Prade, A. Mysyrowicz, N. Papadogiannis, A. Couairon, “Self-guided propagation of fs UV laser pulses and efficient harmonic generation in low pressure argon”, CLEO/QELS 2004, The Moscone Center West, 16-22 May 2004, San Francisco, California, USA.

11. Pantinakis, A., Kortsalioudakis, N., “A simple high-sensitivity radiometer in the infrared for measurements of the directional total emissivity of opaque materials at near-ambient temperatures”, (2001) International Journal of Thermophysics, 22 (6), pp. 1843-1854. Cited 2 times (updated: February 2011)

12. Hatzianastassiou, N., Croke, B., Kortsalioudakis, N., Vardavas, I., Koutoulaki, K.,”A model for the longwave radiation budget of the Northern Hemisphere: Comparison with Earth Radiation Budget Experiment data”, (1999) Journal of Geophysical Research D: Atmospheres, 104 (D8), pp. 9489-9500. Cited 11 times (updated: February 2011)