photonic
Relating to light
Photonic means relating to or involving photons—particles of light.
The term appears in technical contexts describing technologies that use light rather than electricity: photonic circuits, photonic computing, photonic crystals.
Where electronic systems manipulate electrons, photonic systems manipulate light, often achieving faster speeds and greater bandwidth.
Smallest discrete unit
- radiationEnergy propagation through space
- emissionDischarged substance or act
- absorptionProcess of taking in
- excitationStimulation of response
coherence · wavelength · spectrum · electromagnetism · fluorescence · luminescence · infrared · ultraviolet
Light-focusing curved glass
- prismLight-splitting optical element
- laserConcentrated light device
- LEDSemiconductor that glows
- detectorDevice that senses
sensor · filter · mirror · grating · resonator · cavity · interferometer · spectrometer
Provision of light
- brightnessDegree of light emitted
- radianceGlowing luminous quality
- luminosityIntrinsic brightness of source
- beamStructural support member
ray · coherent · monochromatic · polarized · diffraction · interference · scattering · reflection
Small broken-off piece
- semiconductorPartial electrical conductor
- circuitClosed electrical pathway
- integratedCombined into a whole
- siliconMetalloid in electronics
transistor · processor · switch · modulator · logic gate · interconnect · data · neural network
Sending of information
- bandwidthData transmission capacity
- telecommunicationsRemote signal transmission technology
- cableHeavy-duty woven line
- networkInterconnected system
broadband · connectivity · multiplexing · waveguide · optical fiber · signal · modulator · amplifier
quantum
Smallest discrete unit
- radiationEnergy propagation through space
- emissionDischarged substance or act
- absorptionProcess of taking in
excitation · coherence · wavelength · spectrum · electromagnetism · fluorescence · luminescence · infrared · ultraviolet · solar
lens
Light-focusing curved glass
detector · sensor · filter · mirror · grating · resonator · cavity · interferometer · spectrometer · holography
illumination
Provision of light
- brightnessDegree of light emitted
- radianceGlowing luminous quality
- luminosityIntrinsic brightness of source
beam · ray · coherent · monochromatic · polarized · diffraction · interference · scattering · reflection · refraction
chip
Small broken-off piece
- semiconductorPartial electrical conductor
- circuitClosed electrical pathway
- integratedCombined into a whole
silicon · transistor · processor · switch · modulator · logic gate · interconnect · data · neural network · machine learning
transmission
Sending of information
- bandwidthData transmission capacity
- telecommunicationsRemote signal transmission technology
- cableHeavy-duty woven line
network · broadband · connectivity · multiplexing · waveguide · optical fiber · signal · modulator · amplifier · coupler
- Sci-Fi Termsfuturistic, alien, robotic, cybernetic, galactic
photonicelectronic
Relating to circuitry devices
electrical · acoustic · magnetic · mechanical · thermal
- photon torpedoesSci-fi spaceship armaments
- photon torpedoFictional spacecraft energy weapon