(sciences) The science and technology of generating and controlling photons, particularly in the visible and near infrared light spectrum.

of, or relating to photons or to photonics

By means of photonics.

(physics) The quantum of light and other electromagnetic energy, regarded as a discrete particle having zero rest mass, no electric charge, and an indefinitely long lifetime. It is a gauge boson.

plural of photon

The technology discipline related to production of optical switching electronic devices using integrated circuit manufacturing technology

A periodic optical nanostructure that affects the motion of photons in much the same way that ionic lattices affect electrons in solids.

plural of photonic crystal

(New Age) A mythical dangerous belt of photons emanating from the Pleiades that will collide with the Earth in the near future according to New Age mystics.

(physics) The transmission of light through apertures of dimension smaller than the wavelength of the light by quantum tunnelling