Abstract
The application potential of thin-film CdS and GaAs on polymer-based substrates for photonic operations was investigated employing constant wavelength and pulsed-laser sources. We utilized the flexible film surfaces as media for laser crossing in order to realize photonic digitizing. The extremely straightforward concept has the potential to respond within nanoseconds and faster, while the presently used concept in optical networks operates in the millisecond regime. Furthermore, the concept of laser crossing points to a different way of operation philosophy by employing the photonic alteration of reflection patterns.
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