Definition of Photonics

1. Noun. (science) the science and technology of generating and controlling photons, particularly in the visible and near infrared light spectrum ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Photonics

1. [n]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Photonics

photon belts
photon density
photon sail
photon sails
photon tunnelling
photonastic
photoncia
photonegative
photonephelometer
photonephelometers
photoneutrino
photoneutrinos
photoneutron
photoneutrons
photonic
photonics (current term)
photonosus
photons
photonuclear
photonuclear reaction
photonuclear reactions
photooxidase
photooxidation
photooxidations
photooxidative
photooxidize
photooxidized
photooxidizes
photooxidizing
photooxygenation

Literary usage of Photonics

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Directory of Federal Laboratory and Technology Resources: A Guide to (1993)
"1418 Surveillance and photonics Directorate Department of Defense, Department of ... photonics capabilities include both analog and digital optical signal ..."

2. National Critical Technologies Report 1995 by DIANE Publishing Company (1995)
"computer-based design and manufacturing - information access technologies - advanced materials photonics and optoelectronics Currently many government R&D ..."

3. Defense Conversion: Redirecting R&D by DIANE Publishing Company (1994)
"... Optoelectronics and photonics « X-ray lithography • Reliability physics and engineering » Advanced microelectronics and photonics Radiation transport ..."

4. Technical Digest edited by G. W. Day, D. L. Franzen, P. A. Williams (1999)
"Lett., 8, 60-2 (1996) [20] GE Town, K. Sugden, J. Williams, I. Bennion and SB Poole, Wide Band Fabry-Perot-Like Filters in Optical Fibers, photonics Tech. ..."

5. Guide to NIST (National Institute of Standards and Technology) by DIANE Publishing Company (1997)
"... Inc. General Competition Electronics and photonics Projects • High-Performance, Variable-Data-Rate, Multimedia Magnetic Tape Recorder—3M Co. ..."

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