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Coupling vs Outcouple - What's the difference?

coupling | outcouple |

In physics terms the difference between coupling and outcouple

is that coupling is the property of physical systems that they are interacting with each other while outcouple is to let laser light escape from its confining cavity.

As a noun coupling

is act of joining together to form a couple.

As a verb outcouple is

to remove the coupling between two interacting beams of laser light.

coupling

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • act of joining together to form a couple
  • a device that couples two things together
  • (computing) the degree of reliance between two program modules
  • (electronics) a connection between two electronic circuits such that a signal can pass between them
  • (physics) The property of physical systems that they are interacting with each other
  • (sexuality) sexual intercourse
  • Synonyms

    * (computing) dependency

    Antonyms

    * (computing) cohesion

    Derived terms

    * capacitive coupling * common coupling * conductive coupling * content coupling * control coupling * data coupling * data-structured coupling * external coupling * global coupling * inductive coupling * low coupling * loose coupling * message coupling * no coupling * pathological coupling * stamp coupling

    outcouple

    English

    Verb

    (outcoupl)
  • (physics) To remove the coupling between two interacting beams of laser light
  • (physics) To let laser light escape from its confining cavity