Electro-optics


[ih-lek-troh-op-tiks] /ɪˌlɛk troʊˈɒp tɪks/

noun, (used with a singular verb)
1.
the branch of physics dealing with the effects of electrical fields on optical phenomena, as in the Kerr effect.

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