optoelectronicsn.
/ˌɒptəʊᵻˌlɛkˈtrɒnɪks/, /ˌɒptəʊˌɛlɛkˈtrɒnɪks/, U.S. /ˈˌɑptoʊəˌlɛkˈtrɑnɪks/, /ˈˌɑptoʊiˌlɛkˈtrɑnɪks/; see also electronics n. Electronics.
The study and application of optoelectronic effects.
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thermionics1909
hi-fi1938
photoelectronics1940
radionics1943
optoelectronics1959
acoustoelectronics1968
optronics1968
ovonics1968
mechatronics1976
molecular electronics1983
biomechatronics1988
1959 RCA Rev. 20 742 Solid-state optoelectronics concerns the use and control of numerous relations among optical and electronic phenomena in solids.
1973 Electronics & Power 5 Apr. 117/4 The use of an optoelectronics transmitter as a means of transmitting quantity and price data from self-service petrol pumps to garage cash desks.
2000 Wired July 264/1 The fastest growth is among optoelectronics firms that produce thin-film transistor LCDs and NiH batteries.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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n.1959