subwavelength

English

Alternative forms

• sub-wavelength

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^[1]:

     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.

Derived terms

Derived terms

• subwavelength aperture
• subwavelength hole array
• subwavelength imaging
• subwavelength optics
• subwavelength photolithography
• subwavelength photonics

Noun

subwavelength (plural subwavelengths)

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