pho·ton·ics (f -t n  ks)n. (used with a sing. verb) The study or application of electromagnetic energy whose basic unit is the photon, incorporating optics, laser technology, electrical engineering, materials science, and information storage and processing. |
photonics [fəʊˈtɒnɪks]
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(Physics / General Physics) (functioning as singular) the study and design of devices and systems, such as optical fibres, that depend on the transmission, modulation, or amplification of streams of photons
| photonics (f-tnks) The scientific study or application of electromagnetic energy whose basic unit is the photon, incorporating optics, laser technology, electrical engineering, materials science, and information storage and processing. |
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