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The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition

photonics the science and technology based on and concerned with the controlled flow of photons , or light particles. It is the optical equivalent of electronics , and the two technologies coexist in such innovations as optoelectronic integrated circuits. Photonic applications include data storage (using optical disks and holograms), data transmission (see fiber optics ), experimental optical computers, optical switches and light modulators (for signal processing and interconnection), and a photonic gyroscope used in commercial aircraft that has no moving parts. Author... Read more

Ellen Ochoa
Encyclopedia of World Biography ... Aeronautics and Astronautics. She has received a number of awards from NASA including the NASA Group Achievement Award for Photonics Technology in 1991 and the NASA Space Flight Medal in 1993. In 1994, she received the Women in Science and Engineering (WISE ... Read more

Orlando: Economy
Cities of the United States ... such diverse fields as homeland security, emergency services, entertainment, information and medical technologies, optics and photonics, and transportation. It accounts for more than 100 area companies and $2.5 billion in gross regional product. Another strong ... Read more

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