Definition of photonics in English:
photonics
plural noun fəʊˈtɒnɪksfōˈtäniks
treated as singular The branch of technology concerned with the properties and transmission of photons, for example in fibre optics.
Example sentencesExamples
- Spie recognizes optics and photonics as an important technological branch of modern physics.
- The research is a prime example of work at the forefront of two strategic initiatives of the School of Engineering: information technology and photonics, and nanoscience and nanotechnology.
- It aims to develop technologies across a wide range of disciplines including superconductivity, nanotechnology, data storage, photonics and power electronics.
- Everyone knows there are a multitude of organizations connected with optics, photonics, and lasers that serve the European community.
- There may be a move away from electronics to photonics, a merging of the two, as well as links to carbon-based systems.