| 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 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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