Georgios Kakarantzas

Photonics and Nano-applications Laboratory Theoretical and Physical Chemistry Institute (TPCI) National Hellenic Research Foundation (N.H.R.F( Athens, Greece

Lecture Title: Functionalized Micro-Nano-Fibres and Hybrid Photonic Crystal Fibres: The Role of New Materials

Dr. Georgios Kakarantzas is Senior Researcher (Researcher B) and head of the Photonics Lab at the Theoretical and Physical Chemistry Institute (TPCI) of the National Hellenic Research Foundation since May 2008. He received his Diploma in Physics from the University of Crete in 1989 and his DPhil from the Physics Department, University of Sussex, UK in 1993. His DPhil thesis entitled “Ion Implanted Waveguides in Laser Glasses”. He worked as post-doctorate researcher at Brunel University, UK from 1993-1996, Military Service (Greek Army Signal Corps) 1996-1998, University of Bath, UK from 1998-2003 and National Technical University of Athens 2003-2005. From February 2006-May 2007 he was visiting researcher at the Max-Planck Institute for the Science of Light, Erlangen, Germany. From October 2007 – May 2008 he was Assistant Professor at the Materials Science Department, University of Patras, Greece. He has developed and studied photonic devices in planar waveguides (first Tm waveguide laser), photonic crystal fibres (first long period grating and rocking filter), tapered nano-fibres (micro-coupler) etc.  He has also developed novel glasses (oxides, fluorides, chalcogenides, sol-gel) for photonic applications. His current research is mainly focused on hybrid fibre devices.