electro-optics: Meaning and Definition of

e•lec•tro-op•tics

Pronunciation: (i-lek"trō-op'tiks), [key]
— n. (used with a sing. v.)
  1. the branch of physics dealing with the effects of electrical fields on optical phenomena, as in the Kerr effect.
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