optoelectronics

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Branch of physics that deals with the optical-to-electric and electric-to-optical transducers.
Notes:
  1. Optoelectronics should not be confused with electro-optics that deals with alteration of optical properties in response to an applied electric field (see electrooptic effect).
  2. Optoelectronic effects are electroluminescence, photoconductivity and photovoltaic effect.
Source:
PAC, 2022, 94, 15. (Glossary of terms relating to electronic, photonic and magnetic properties of polymers (IUPAC Recommendations 2021)) on page 39 [Terms] [Paper]
Citation: 'optoelectronics' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.08846 RIS BibTex EndNote
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