| Definition: | pertaining to a device that has at least one electrical port essential for its operation and that responds to optical power, emits or modifies optical radiation, or utilises optical radiation for its internal operation ; also used to denote the corresponding technique
NOTE 1 – An opto-electronic device is any device that functions as an electrical-to-optical or optical-to-electrical transducer. Examples are photodiodes, LEDs and injection lasers.
NOTE 2 – "Electro-optic" is often erroneously used as a synonym.
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