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    • Materials Science
    • Optoelectronics
    • Nanotechnology

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    • Pulse timing discriminators are crucial for optical communication and neuromorphic engineering.
    • Chalcogenide phase-change materials offer unique optical properties for device applications.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To implement pulse timing discrimination functionality in chalcogenide phase-change materials.
    • To leverage the distinct refractive index changes of GeSbTe (GST) and GeCuTe (GCT) materials.

    Main Methods:

    • Fabrication of a GeSbTe/GeCuTe double layer structure.
    • Utilizing femtosecond laser pulses to induce nonthermal amorphization.
    • Analyzing the amorphization degree in the GCT layer to encode pulse arrival order.

    Main Results:

    • Successfully encoded the arrival order of two counter-propagating femtosecond pulses.
    • Achieved discrimination based on varying degrees of amorphization in the GCT layer.
    • Demonstrated picosecond time resolution in pulse arrival order discrimination.

    Conclusions:

    • Chalcogenide phase-change materials can be effectively used for pulse timing discrimination.
    • The developed GST/GCT device offers high temporal resolution for optical signal processing.
    • This technology holds promise for advanced optical communication and neuromorphic systems.