How to Use photonics in a Sentence

photonics

noun
  • The photonics stock slipped 8%.
    — Lisa Kailai Han,darla Mercado, Cfp®, CNBC, 6 May 2026
  • Integrating such a messy light source into a silicon photonics chip required careful engineering.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 10 Oct. 2025
  • Thanks to the funding, the program was able to build a photonics lab at Stonehill so that students can work with machinery used by technicians, such as a femtosecond laser, according to the program’s website.
    — IEEE Spectrum, 7 Dec. 2020
  • Lumentum , Coherent — Investors sold off the photonics stocks after two consecutive winning days.
    — Davis Giangiulio, CNBC, 3 June 2026
  • Lumentum, Coherent — The photonics companies both rose 3% after Rothschild & Co Redburn began research coverage on the two with buy ratings.
    — Sean Conlon,lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 3 May 2026
  • Lumentum , Coherent — The photonics companies both rose 3% after Rothschild & Co Redburn began research coverage on the two with buy ratings.
    — Davis Giangiulio, CNBC, 4 May 2026
  • The company brings established expertise in laser manufacturing, photonics engineering, and systems integration, positioning it as a key contributor to the development of the DEEP LIGHT platform.
    — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 12 June 2026

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