spinoptics

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Etymology[edit]

spin +‎ optics

Noun[edit]

spinoptics (uncountable)

  1. (physics) The optics of elliptically-polarized light
    • 2016, Svetlana V. Boriskina, Jonathan K. Tong, Wei-Chun Hsu, Bolin Liao, Yi Huang, Vazrik Chiloyan, Gang Chen, “Heat meets light on the nanoscale”, in arXiv[1]:
      The topics covered range from the basics of the thermodynamics of light emission and absorption, to applications in solar-thermal energy generation, thermophotovoltaics, optical refrigeration, personalized cooling technologies, development of coherent incandescent light sources, and spinoptics..