photonics.

The science and technology of producing, controlling, transmitting, and detecting light.

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Words that belong together

• silicon photonics
• a photonics laboratory
• photonics research

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The photonics laboratory occupied a vibration-isolated floor below the station's workshops.

Advances in photonics had reduced the size of the relay without eliminating its cooling needs.

Usage notes

Primary category: sci-fi. Forms: Uncountable field name with singular agreement. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings.