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photonics

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pho·ton·ics  (f-tnks)
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]
n
(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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