optical

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The decline was driven by a fall in output in the construction industry, as well as in electronic and optical products and in the pharmaceutical sector.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

It also exhibits nonlinear optical behavior, including a process known as third harmonic generation.

From Science Daily • Apr. 5, 2026

“So while the hyperscalars’ cash flow is going to zero, it’s a bonanza if you look at memory and optical and other names like that.”

From Barron's • Apr. 4, 2026

Both are optical networking companies whose technology features in artificial-intelligence data centers, and both stocks surged the day after they were added to the benchmark index.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

The Frenchman talks about optical illusions, electromagnetism; there’s a pause and a peal of static, as though a record is being flipped, and then he enthuses about coal.

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr