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 Definitions of electro-optics  [ɪˌlɛk troʊˈɒp tɪks]  

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Definition of 'electro-optics' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. ((used with a sing. v.)) electro-optics
the branch of physics dealing with the effects of electrical fields on optical phenomena.

Etymology:  (1890–95)

Definition of 'electro-optics' The Standard Electrical Dictionary 

1.  electro-optics
The branch of natural science treating of the relations between light and electricity. Both are supposed to be phenomena of or due to the luminiferous ether. To it may be referred the following:

(a) Electro-magnetic Stress and Magnetic Rotary Polarization;

(b) Dielectric Strain; all of which may be referred to in this book;

(c) Change in the resistance of a conductor by changes in light to which it is exposed (see Selenium);

(d) The relation of the index of refraction of a dielectric to the dielectric constant (see Electro-magnetic Theory of Light);

(e) The identity (approximate) of the velocity of light in centimeters and the relative values of the electrostatic and electro-magnet units of intensity, the latter being 30,000,000,000 times greater than the former, while the velocity of light is 30,000,000,000 centimeters per second.
Definition of 'electro-optics' Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms 

1.  electro-optics
The technology associated with those components, devices and systems which are designed to interact between the electromagnetic (optical) and the electric (electronic) state.

'electro-optics' - Nearby Entries  

electro-motor  electro-muscular excitation  electro-negative. adj  electro-optics  electro-pneumatic signals  electro-positive. adj  electro-receptive. adj  



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