electro-opticallyadv.
/ᵻˌlɛktrəʊˈɒptᵻkli/, U.S. /əˌlɛktroʊˈɑptək(ə)li/, /iˌlɛktroʊˈɑptək(ə)li/ Physics.
As regards electro-optical properties; by means of or as a result of electro-optical properties.
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the world > matter > physics > electromagnetic radiation > light > [adverb] > in relation to other fields
electro-optically1898
magneto-optically1923
the world > matter > physics > electromagnetic radiation > electricity > [adverb] > with optics
electro-optically1898
1898 Nature 10 Feb. 354/2 The two prisms, in spite of the breach due to the air-space, are electro-optically continuous.
1915 U.S. Patent 1,141,850 1/1 A ray of light, polarized by means of Nicol's prisms, is led through a column of bisulfid of carbon and the like electro-optically sensitive substances.
1979 Sci. Amer. Jan. 62/1 The electro-optically induced change in the refractive index causes the wave velocity in that waveguide to change slightly.
2003 A. Perlmutter et al. Two Minutes over Baghdad xvi. 113 The AGM 62A Walleye air-to-surface missile,..electro-optically guided and designed primarily to hit semi-hard targets such as bridges.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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