photonics
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- noun
- /fəˈtɒnɪks/
- Specialized
- Advancements in photonics have led to the creation of high-precision lasers used in surgeries.
- Optics and Photonics
- Integrated Photonics
Examples
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Another new and growing area of MST is photonics.
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Low-cost and minimally invasive medical diagnostics and therapies will require novel integration of photonics, molecular biology, and material science.
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I'm a photonics expert, not a fashion designer.
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Then the economies of scale that have been achieved for electronics could apply to the photonics industry.
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One promising new area is the use of MST in photonics for telecommunications applications.
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Optoelectronics is the intersection of photonics (the technology of transmission, control, and detection of light) and electronics.
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Graphene and its nanostructures may have potential applications in spintronics, photonics, plasmonics, and electronics.
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The field of photonics is revolutionizing telecommunications by enabling faster data transmission through fiber optics.
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Scientists are exploring new applications in photonics for the development of energy-efficient lighting solutions.
Synonyms
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The study of light and how lenses and other devices change it
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Photonics starts with photon, from an old Greek word meaning 'light', and ends with -ics, which shows a field or 'study of'. Think of photograph, which also uses the 'photo' for 'light', so photonics is the study and technology of light — that's why it covers lasers, fiber optics, and light communication.