electro-optic
Voltage changes light
Electro-optic describes technology or phenomena involving the interaction between electrical signals and light.
Electro-optic devices convert electrical impulses into optical signals or vice versa, essential in fiber-optic communications, laser systems, and display technology.
An electro-optic modulator controls light beams using electrical fields.
The field bridges electronics and photonics.
Device that varies signals
- sensorInput-detecting device
- detectorDevice that senses
- crystalOrdered-atom solid
- switchCircuit-breaking toggle device
waveguide · scanner · deflector · shutter · transducer · converter · display · filter
Separation into opposing extremes
- refractionWave bending between media
- retardationSlowing or delay
- nonlinearityDisproportionate cause and effect
- anisotropyDirection-dependent property variation
Charge from deformation
- nonlinearNot in sequence
- anisotropicVarying with orientation
- crystallineClear, ordered, brilliant
- semiconductorPartial electrical conductor
ceramic · polymer · substrate · thin-film · doped · transparent
Remote signal transmission technology
- radarRadio-wave object detection
- targetingSelecting as objective
- rangefinderInstrument measuring observer-to-target distance
- guidanceAdvice for decisions
imaging · spectroscopy · countermeasures · surveillance · reconnaissance · defense · aerospace
modulator
Device that varies signals
switch · waveguide · scanner · deflector · shutter · transducer · converter · display · filter · lens
polarization
Separation into opposing extremes
- refractionWave bending between media
- retardationSlowing or delay
- nonlinearityDisproportionate cause and effect
piezoelectric
Charge from deformation
- nonlinearNot in sequence
- anisotropicVarying with orientation
- crystallineClear, ordered, brilliant
semiconductor · ceramic · polymer · substrate · thin-film · doped · transparent
telecommunications
Remote signal transmission technology
- radarRadio-wave object detection
- targetingSelecting as objective
- rangefinderInstrument measuring observer-to-target distance
guidance · imaging · spectroscopy · countermeasures · surveillance · reconnaissance · defense · aerospace
electro, optic, electric, electrical, electricity, electron, electronic, electronics, electronically