photonic
- adjective
- /fəˈtɒnɪk/
- Specialized
- Several other research teams are exploring the properties of photonic crystal fibers.
- photonic crystal
- photonic bandgap
- photonic crystal fibers
When they said that photonic computing is getting real, they might not have meant what you thought they meant.
- When they said that photonic computing is getting real, they might not have meant what you thought they meant.
Examples
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And the British company Optelisys is now putting all of this on a photonic integrated circuit.
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Researchers are moving closer to the goal of using photonic bandgap structures to make new, flexible optical devices.
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The Biophotonics program supports innovative photonic research for applications in human health.
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The Bell Labs group is interested in the application of photonic crystal fibers to optical devices as well as to transmission lines.
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Other pioneers working on photonic quantum computers include PSI Quantum.
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Thanks to their regularity, the structures can have a photonic energy spectrum analogous to that of electrons in a crystal.
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They have photonic links, which just only means that they're connected by fibre optics.
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Technologies under development include photonic vehicle management systems, intelligent reconfigurable control, prognostic health management, and automatic air collision avoidance.
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The researchers developed a new type of photonic device that uses light to transmit data faster than traditional methods.
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In their lab, scientists are experimenting with photonic technology to create more efficient solar panels.
Synonyms
Relating to the eye, to seeing, or to the use of light in science
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Photonic comes from photon and the root photo-, which means 'light' and appears in common words like photo and photograph. So, photonic is about 'light' or the tiny 'particles of light', especially when we use light in technology.