| 释义 |
photonics, n. pl.|fəʊˈtɒnɪks|
[f. photon: see -ic 2.]
The study of the applications of the particle properties of light.
1952Jrnl. Brit. Interplanetary Soc. XI. 58 From the fundamental domains of photonics, electronics, nuclear physics, atomic physics and physical chemistry, our interest passes without interruption, via thermodynamics and gas kinetics, to aerodynamics and the physics of solid bodies. 1976Physics Bull. Mar. 126/1 The term ‘photonics’, by analogy with electronics, describes the application of the photon to the transmission of information, and includes such topics as photon beam production, waveguiding, deflection, modulation, amplification, image processing, storage and detection. 1978Daily Tel. 11 Mar. 10/6 According to the commentary..we can expect the new science of photonics to be comparable to electronics. We shall be making telephone calls by laser and watching three dimensional films on television. |