modulator

American  

[moj-uh-ley-ter] / ˈmɒdʒ əˌleɪ tər /

noun

1. a person or thing that modulates.

2. Telecommunications. a device for modulating a carrier wave.

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Etymology

Origin of modulator

1490–1500; < Latin modulātor; modulate, -tor

Example Sentences

By adjusting the intensity and phase of two perpendicular polarization states and applying a double-phase hologram technique, they enabled a single phase-only spatial light modulator to encode amplitude, phase and polarization together in the optical field.

From Science Daily

At the same time, it functions as a modulator that helps organize the mechanical properties of the tissue itself.

From Science Daily

According to Otterstorm, the team took modulator technologies that were once bulky, expensive, and power intensive and redesigned them to be smaller, more efficient, and easier to integrate.

From Science Daily

The work, published in the journal Nature Communications, introduces a new type of optical phase modulator designed to precisely control laser light.

From Science Daily

The genetic make-up of Cahir's condition could not be helped by the lifesaving modulator drugs such as Kaftrio, Symkevi and Orkambi.

From BBC