Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun kerr_cell

1 sense of kerr cell

Sense 1
Kerr cell -- (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)
       => optical device -- (a device for producing or controlling light)