subwavelength

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English

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Etymology

From sub- +‎ wavelength.

Adjective

subwavelength (not comparable)

  1. (physics, of an optical component) Having dimensions less than the wavelength of the light employed.
    • 2016, Hou-Tong Chen, Antoinette J Taylor, Nanfang Yu, “A review of metasurfaces: physics and applications”, in arXiv:
      Planar metamaterials with subwavelength thickness, or metasurfaces, consisting of single-layer or few-layer stacks of planar structures, can be readily fabricated using lithography and nanoprinting methods, and the ultrathin thickness in the wave propagation direction can greatly suppress the undesirable losses.

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Noun

subwavelength (plural subwavelengths)

  1. (physics) A wavelength that is a fraction of another