"photonic crystal" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: photonic crystals [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} photonic crystal (plural photonic crystals)
  1. A periodic optical nanostructure that affects the motion of photons in much the same way that ionic lattices affect electrons in solids. Wikipedia link: photonic crystal
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