optodynamics
nounEtymology From opto- + dynamics.
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Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Physics A range of dynamic measurement techniques that use small lasers.
- As a result, laser beam interaction with a material is a complex phenomenon that cannot be treated as a simple thermal process; rather, we must look upon it as an optodynamic process. Optodynamics combines a study of thermal and other effects that are optically induced by laser light; in particular, it relates to the dynamics of material removed and the generation of acoustic waves.2002, S. Strgar, J. Možina, “An optodynamic method for the real-time determination of the depth of a laser-drilled hole”, in Applied Physics A, volume 74, →DOI, page 321: