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Etymology

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From eigen- +‎ channel.

Noun

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eigenchannel (plural eigenchannels)

  1. (physics) The superposition of coupled physical channels with a common phase (the eigenphase).
    • 2015, Yuchen Xu, Hao Zhang, Yujun Lin, Heyuan Zhu, “Light transport behaviours in quasi-1D disordered waveguides composed of random photonic lattices”, in arXiv[1]:
      The calculation of the diffusion coefficient and the energy density profile of the most transmitted eigenchannel clearly exhibits the transition of transport behaviour from diffusion to localization..