photonic crystal

noun

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

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Meanings

nounphotonic crystal (plural photonic crystals)

plural photonic crystals

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