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photonics definition - telecom
The science of the creation, control, and detection of radiant energy, the fundamental element of which is the photon. In other words, the study of the use of light. See also energy and photon.

Webster's New World Telecom Dictionary Copyright © 2008 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Indianapolis, Indiana.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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