Category:Photonics: Difference between revisions

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The science of light's behavior, acting neither as a particle nor a wave

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 The science of light's behavior, acting neither as a particle nor a wave
-== Subcategories ==
-*'''[[:Category:Microwave photonics|Microwave photonics]]''' - the generation, transmission and manipulation of microwaves
-*'''[[:Category:Photochromism|Photochromism]]''' - the reversible transformation of a chemical species between two forms by the absorption of electromagnetic radiation
-*'''[[:Category:Photoluminescence|Photoluminescence]]''' - or PL, a process in which a substance absorbs photons and then re-radiates photons
-*'''[[:Category:Photothermal effects|Photothermal effects]]''' - the production of thermal energy produced by the photoexcitation of materials
-*'''[[:Category:Radiative recombination|Radiative recombination]]''' - the process by which an ion binds an electron to produce a new state with subsequent radiation of photons
-*'''[[:Category:Spontaneous emission|Spontaneous emission]]''' - the process by which a light source undergoes a transition to a state with a lower energy and emits a photon
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