Definitions for "Photonics"
Potentially, a cable modem may offer huge fiber-optic bandwidth to allow for an incredible capacity for viewing websites.
an exceedingly small-scale technology based on the interactions of photons rather than electrons.
The technology of generating and harnessing light and other forms of radiant energy whose quantum unit is the photon for a range of applications ranging from detection to laser energy production to communications and information processing.
Keywords:  opto, electronics, see
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