Definition of optoelectronics in English:
optoelectronics
plural noun ˌɒptəʊɪlɛlɛkˈtrɒnɪksˌɒptəʊɪlɛkˈtrɒnɪks
1treated as singular The branch of technology concerned with the combined use of electronics and light.
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- Another challenge is that optoelectronics is a mélange of unstandardized technologies and material systems.
- Photonics and optoelectronics are interesting and important technologies that are relevant to many of these markets.
- There are more than 1500 technical papers on topics including lasers, biomedical optics, and optoelectronics.
- One area in which optoelectronics may play a role is in developing sensors for biological and chemical agents.
- There may be fewer complaints about skills shortages now that the industry has shed thousands of jobs, but there are still dozens of unfilled posts in optoelectronics and electronic engineering.
- 1.1treated as plural Circuitry constructed using optoelectronics.
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- All known high performance optoelectronics are built on the rigid, brittle planar surfaces of semiconductor wafers.