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photonic

American  
[foh-ton-ik] / foʊˈtɒn ɪk /

adjective

  1. of or relating to processes involving photons.


Etymology

Origin of photonic

photon + -ic


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The French semiconductor-materials maker generates revenue from Photonics-SOI—a platform to integrate photonic components on a silicon-on-insulator substrate that are widely used in data centers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026

The team also intends to develop on-chip photonic quantum circuits capable of performing entangled measurements, potentially making the technology more compact and easier to integrate into future quantum systems.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 29, 2026

Light can transmit huge amounts of information at extraordinary speed, which is why photonic technologies are being explored for faster communications, more powerful computing, and highly sensitive sensors.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 18, 2026

With further development, the technology could reach timescales relevant to emerging photonic concepts including time crystals and synthetic time-varying optical materials.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 18, 2026

Now that we were part of each other’s lives—our real lives, not our photonic ones—I didn’t know if I could survive that.

From "Darius the Great Is Not Okay" by Adib Khorram

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