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Laser acronyms

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Here, is a list of initialisms and acronyms used in laser physics, applications and technology.

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A

  • AOM – acousto-optic modulator
  • AOPDF - acousto-optic programmable dispersive filter
  • APD – avalanche photodiode
  • APM – additive-pulse mode locking
  • ASE – amplified spontaneous emission
  • ATD - above threshold dissociation
  • ATI - above threshold ionization
  • AWG – arrayed waveguide grating

    • B

  • BPP – beam parameter product

    • C

  • CD-ROM - compact disc read-only memory
  • CEO – carrier-envelope offset
  • CEP - carrier-envelope phase
  • CPA – chirped-pulse amplification
  • CW – continuous wave
  • CWDM – coarse wavelength division multiplexing

    • D

  • DBR – distributed Bragg reflector
  • DCM – dispersion-compensation module or double-chirped mirror
  • DFB laser – distributed feedback laser
  • DFG – difference-frequency generation
  • DIAL – differential absorption LIDAR
  • DOG - double optical gating
  • DOS – density of states
  • DPSS – diode pumped solid state
  • DWDM – dense wavelength division multiplexing

    • E

  • ECDL – external cavity diode laser
  • EDC – electronic dispersion compensation
  • EDFA – erbium-doped fiber amplifier
  • Er:YAG – erbium-doped yttrium aluminium garnet, Er:Y3Al5O12
  • EOM – electro-optic modulator
  • ESA – excited state absorption

    • F

  • FEL – free electron laser
  • FREAG – frequency-resolved electro-absorption gating
  • FROG – frequency-resolved optical gating
  • FROG-CRAB - frequency-resolved optical gating for complete reconstruction of attosecond bursts
  • FWM – four-wave mixing
  • FP – Fabry-Perot laser

    • G

  • GRENOUILLE – grating-eliminated no-nonsense observation of ultrafast incident laser light e-fields

    • H

  • HeNe – helium–neon laser

    • I

  • IR – infrared

    • K

  • KLM – Kerr-lens modelocking

    • L

  • LASEK – laser-assisted sub-epithelial keratectomy
  • LASER – light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation
  • LASIK – laser-assisted in situ keratomileusis (eye surgery)
  • LBO – lithium triborate
  • LiDAR - light detection and ranging
  • LLLT – low-level laser therapy

    • M

  • MASER – microwave amplification by stimulated emission of radiation
  • MIIPS – multiphoton intrapulse interference phase scan
  • MOPA – master oscillator power amplifier

    • N

  • Nd:YAG – neodymium-doped yttrium aluminium garnet, Nd:Y3Al5O12
  • Nd:YCOB – neodymium-doped YCOB, YCa4O(BO3)3

    • O

  • OC – output coupler
  • OPO – optical parametric oscillator
  • OPA – optical parametric amplifier / optical parametric amplification
  • OPCPA – optical parametric chirped pulse amplification

    • R

  • RABBIT - reconstruction of attosecond beating by interference of two -photon transitions
  • REMPI – resonance-enhanced multiphoton ionization

    • S

  • SHG – second harmonic generation
  • SLM – single longitudinal mode
  • SPIDER – spectral phase interferometry for direct electric-field reconstruction
  • SPM – self-phase modulation

    • T

  • TE – transverse electric mode
  • TEA – transverse electrical discharge in gas at atmospheric pressure
  • TEM – transverse electromagnetic mode
  • THG – third harmonic generation
  • Ti:Sapph - Ti-sapphire laser
  • TM – transverse magnetic mode

    • U

  • UV – ultraviolet

    • V

  • VCSEL – vertical cavity surface-emitting laser
  • VECSEL – vertical external cavity surface-emitting laser

    • W

  • WDM – wavelength division multiplexing

    • X

  • XPM – cross-phase modulation
  • XPW - Cross-polarized wave generation

    • Y

  • YAG – yttrium aluminium garnet, Y3Al5O12
  • YAM - yttrium aluminium monoclinic
  • YAP - yttrium aluminium perovskite

    • References

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