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silicon photonics

silicon photonics noun: the technology discipline related to production of optical switching electronic devices using integrated circuit manufacturing technology.

Noun

silicon photonics (uncountable)

  1. The technology discipline related to production of optical switching electronic devices using integrated circuit manufacturing technology
    • Here's a better way: replace the copper with optical fiber and the electrons with photons. That's the promise of silicon photonics: affordable optical communications for everything. It will let manufacturers build optical components using the same semiconductor equipment and methods they use now...2005 October, Mario Paniccia, Sean Koehl, “The Silicon Solution”, in IEEE Spectrum, archived from the original on 19 Feb 2006

Questions about silicon photonics

What does silicon photonics mean?
Silicon photonics means the technology discipline related to production of optical switching electronic devices using integrated circuit manufacturing technology.
What part of speech is silicon photonics?
Silicon photonics is a noun.

Words near silicon photonics in the dictionary

  1. silicon nitrides
  2. silicon oxide
  3. silicon oxides
  4. silicon oxycarbide
  5. silicon oxycarbide glass
  6. silicon photonics
  7. silicon planet
  8. silicon planets
  9. Silicon Prairie
  10. Silicon Roundabout
  11. silicon rubber

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