incoupling
incoupling is the present participle and gerund of incouple.
Meaning of incouple
Verb
incouple (third-person singular simple present incouples, present participle incoupling, simple past and past participle incoupled)
- To transfer incoming energy (usually light) to an electronic device.
- In order to characterize the nonlinear switching light was incoupled in only one coupler arm.1996, Nonlinear Optics, page 70
Noun
incoupling (usually uncountable, plural incouplings)
- The act of transferring incoming energy into an electronic device.
- Depending on the process, the resist may be used at a film thickness either for maximum incoupling or for minimum incoupling.1990, Microcircuit Engineering, page 121
- The dimension of the waveguides, i.e. a film thickness d = 1 µm, was chosen in order to find a compromise between efficient incoupling of the light and single mode guiding.2004, Sebastian Bär, Crystalline Rare Earth Doped Sesquioxide PLD-films on α-Alumina, page 97
Forms of incoupling
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Questions about incoupling
- What does incoupling mean?
- Incoupling means the act of transferring incoming energy into an electronic device.
- What is incoupling the present participle and gerund of?
- Incoupling is the present participle and gerund of incouple.
- What part of speech is incoupling?
- Incoupling is a noun.
- What is the plural of incoupling?
- The plural of incoupling is incouplings.
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