Disciplines and Occupations

Optics and Photonics

A specialized field of physics and engineering involved in studying the behavior and properties of light and the technology of analyzing, generating, transmitting, and manipulating ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION in the visible, infrared, and ultraviolet range.

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A specialized field of physics and engineering involved in studying the behavior and properties of light and the technology of analyzing, generating, transmitting, and manipulating ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION in the visible, infrared, and ultraviolet range.

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Synonyms

2 entry terms
  • Photonics and Optics
  • Photonics

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12 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings classification, economics, education, ethics, history, instrumentation, legislation & jurisprudence, methods, organization & administration, standards, statistics & numerical data, trends.

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Indexing Annotation

the discipline (education, history, etc) only; use OPTICAL PHENOMENA or specifics treed under it for processes and properties of light and materials interacting with light

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History Note

2009

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  1. H01w.671w.617w
  2. J01.293w.688w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Optics and Photonics. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D055095. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D055095
  2. Optics and Photonics. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Photonics
  3. Optics and Photonics. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q467054