Definition of "nanophotonics" [nanophotonics]

• (optics) The science that studies the behaviour of light, and of optical devices, on a nanometre scale. (noun)

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• "Yurii Vlasov , manager of IBM ' s silicon integrated nanophotonics efforts, said it expects the first commercial products based on its research to hit the market in three to five years."
• "Naomi Halas, an award-winning pioneer in nanophotonics, and graduate student Nikolay Mirin created a material that collects light from any direction and emits it in a single direction."
• "Among the topics covered are: nanomaterials and nanostructures; molecular machines and devices; nanoelectronics; nanophotonics; nanobiotechnology and nanomedicine; and applications of nanotechnology"