photoconductive
Americanadjective
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Etymology
Origin of photoconductive
First recorded in 1925–30; photo- + conductive
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The system uses photoconductive switches triggered by 300-femtosecond green laser pulses with a wavelength of 515 nanometers.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 2, 2026
"An interesting twist to the technique is that no additional materials are needed in the process. All you need is tellurite glass and a femtosecond laser to make an active photoconductive material."
From Science Daily ● Jan. 26, 2024
The complicated process was based on the long known fact that some materials are "photoconductive," i.e., become conductors of electricity when exposed to light.
From Time Magazine Archive
The competitors' machines make copies on paper precoated with zinc oxide, a dry photoconductive chemical.
From Time Magazine Archive
In IBM's process, an image of the original document is picked up by a photoconductive drum.
From Time Magazine Archive
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