optoelectronics

optoelectronics
optoelectronic, adj.
/op'toh i lek tron"iks, -ee'lek-/, n. (used with a sing. v.)
the branch of electronics dealing with devices that generate, transform, transmit, or sense optical, infrared, or ultraviolet radiation, as cathode-ray tubes, electroluminescent and liquid crystal displays, lasers, and solar cells.
[1955-60; OPTO- + ELECTRONICS]

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