KERR CELL

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Optical device consisting of a transparent cell with two electrodes between two polarizing media; passes light only if the two planes of polarization are parallel; used as a high-speed shutter or to modulate a laser beam

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("Kerr cell" is a kind of...):

optical device (a device for producing or controlling light)

Credits