photonics

English

Etymology

photon +‎ -ics

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /foʊˈtɑnɪks/
• Rhymes: -ɒnɪks

Noun

photonics (uncountable)

1. (sciences) The science and technology of generating and controlling photons, particularly in the visible and near infrared light spectrum.

Hyponyms

• nanophotonics

Derived terms

• silicon photonics

 

Translations

science and technology of generating and controlling photons

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 光子學／光子学 (guāngzǐxué)

• Dutch: fotonica
• Finnish: fotoniikka, valotiede
• French: photonique (fr) f
• Irish: fótónaic f
• Japanese: please add this translation if you can
• Khmer: អាភាណូវិទ្យា (ar phea no vi tyea)
• Korean: 광자학 (gwangjahak)
• Polish: fotonika (pl) f
• Portuguese:

  Brazilian: fotônica (pt) f

  European: fotónica f

• Spanish: fotónica (es)
• Swedish: fotonik c
• Vietnamese: quang tử học (vi)

Further reading

• photonics on Wikipedia.Wikipedia