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Analysing the basic materials and continuing with the information carrier vectors, the carriers transport ways, the generators, etc., these two sciences “Electronics” and “Photonics” have a lot of elements in common.
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Girtan, M. (2018). A Parallel Between Electronics and Photonics. In: Future Solar Energy Devices. SpringerBriefs in Applied Sciences and Technology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-67337-0_1
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