photonics

[foh-ton-iks]

noun

(used with a singular verb)

1. the study and technology of the use of light for the transmission of information.

photonics

/ fəʊˈtɒnɪks /

noun

1. (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

1. 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.

Word History and Origins

Origin of photonics¹

1950–55; photonic, -ics; perhaps on the model of electronics

Example Sentences

Optical vortices, which are light beams that carry orbital angular momentum, offer remarkable opportunities for ultra-precise material processing, accelerating particles, expanding data transmission capacity and enabling next-generation photonics.

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"Our Doctoral Network is about shaping the next generation of scientists and innovators in photonics," says Dr. Regina Gumenyuk, Project Coordinator at Tampere University.

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The HiPOVor network brings together universities, industrial collaborators and research institutions throughout Europe to support innovation and knowledge exchange in photonics.

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Coherent, Corning, and Lumentum are among the suppliers in Nvidia’s silicon photonics ecosystem.

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The study, published November 12 in Nature Photonics, points toward future technologies that could operate faster, use less energy, and shrink to even smaller sizes.

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