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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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It also suggests that several important capabilities could eventually be combined within one photonic circuit.

From Science Daily Jul. 22, 2026

The study introduces a programmable photonic platform that can control both the timing and frequency properties of light signals in real time.

From Science Daily Jul. 22, 2026

"Achieving these capabilities in a working model could enable a new generation of efficient infrared emitters, thermal-energy devices, sensors, and photonic memory technologies."

From Science Daily Jul. 7, 2026

The device delivers pulse energies of 1.05 nanojoules and pulse durations as short as 147 femtoseconds, all from a photonic chip.

From Science Daily Jun. 4, 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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