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Dr. Kuriaki Kosma received her Degree in Physics from the Physics Department of the University of Ioannina in 2004. She received her PhD in experimental Physics from the Physics Department of the Ludwig Maximilian University in Munich. Her research focused on ultra-short pulse generation in the near IR and UV/VUV spectral range with applications in laser matter interactions, and the investigation of femtosecond molecular dynamics during ultrafast photo-induced reactions with the pump-probe technique. She continued her research as a post-doctoral fellow in Berlin, in the Laboratory for Free Clusters and Molecules, in Max-Born-Institute for Nonlinear Optics and Short-pulse Spectroscopy. Currently she is a member of the Center for Plasma Physics and Lasers (CPPL) at TEI of Crete.

Research fields and interests

Fiber optics/photonic.
Optical physics/laser physics
Molecular spectroscopy

Academic cv: cv.kosma

Hellenic Mediterranean University

Institute of Plasma Physics & Lasers

Research Facilities

Zeus TW-class ultrafast laser system TW-class Ti:Sapphire-based ultrafast laser system – Amplitude Technologies S.A. – 45TW, 25fs, single-shot up to 10Hz 35fs,10mJ pp synchronized probe beam

Experimental vacuum chamber Strong laser-matter interaction chamber Cylindrical stainless steel chamber, 1.5m diameter, 60cm height. Eight ISO-K-200 ports on side, four ISO-K-160 viewports on the top cover. Turbo-molecular vacuum pump on top, supported by oil-free scroll pump. Vacuum pressure below E-6 mbar. Gate valve with window for interconnection with the laser vacuum chamber.

Ultrafast Ti:Sapphire laser system – Femtolasers GmbH – Oscillator: <10fs, 400mW (avg), 80MHz CEP-stabilized Amplifier: 35fs, 1.5mJ pp, 1KHz CEP-stabilized External fiber compressor: <7fs, 0.8mJ pp, 1KHz CEP-stabilized	CEP-stabilized ultrafast laser CEP-stabilized, Ti: Sapphire - based ultrafast laser system

Dynamic nanosecond interferometry Dynamic nanosecond interferometry for plasma and material characterization Single longitudinal mode Nd: YAG laser, 6ns, 850mJ pp (max), 10Hz, four harmonics (Quantel)	Pulsed Power X-pinch Device High performance X-pinch system and picosecond optical probe diagnostics Picosecond Q-switched laser SBS compressed Nd: YAG laser, 150ps, 250mJ pp(max) 10Hz four harmonics (EKSPLA)

ESPI system Electronic Speckle Pattern Interferometry (ESPI) system Plasma & material characterization CW, DPSS Lasers for Interferometry and Holography 5W, 532nm, single longitudinal mode (Coherent) Ultra fast laser pulse characterization device (down to 5fs) 3D Holographic Camera MeV Electron Magnetic Energy Analyzer	Plasma focus device Maximum Stored Energy ~ 400J at 19kV Total Capacitance 2020nF ± 10% Equivalent Inductance 38nH Equivalent Resistance 87.4mΩ Peak Current at 19kV ~90kA