Dictionary.com
Thesaurus.com
Showing results for integrated optics. Search instead for integrated space.

integrated optics

American  

noun

  1. an assembly of miniature optical elements of a size comparable to those used in electronic integrated circuits.

Etymology

Origin of integrated optics

First recorded in 1970–75

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

Looking ahead, the hybrid-phase design strategy could be extended into the visible range for polarization-multiplexed imaging and broadband integrated optics.

From Science Daily • Feb. 5, 2026

The PhoenixD research cluster comprises around 120 scientists working on novel integrated optics.

From Science Daily • Jan. 23, 2024

Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023

Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.