Laser acronyms

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

Contents
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

[edit] A

• AOM – acousto-optic modulator
• APD – avalanche photodiode
• APM – additive-pulse mode locking
• ASE – amplified spontaneous emission
• AWG – arrayed waveguide grating

[edit] B

• BPP – beam parameter product

[edit] C

• CWDM – coarse wavelength division multiplexing
• CEO – carrier-envelope offset
• CPA – chirped-pulse amplification
• CW – continuous wave

[edit] D

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

[edit] 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

[edit] F

• FEL – free electron laser
• FREAG – frequency-resolved electro-absorption gating
• FROG – frequency-resolved optical gating
• FWM – four-wave mixing

[edit] G

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

[edit] H

• HeNe – Helium-neon laser

[edit] I

• IR – infrared

[edit] J

[edit] K

• KLM – Kerr-lens modelocking

[edit] 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
• LLLT – low-level laser therapy

[edit] M

• MASER – microwave amplification by stimulated emission of radiation
• MIIPS – multiphoton intrapulse interference phase scan

[edit] N

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

[edit] O

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

[edit] P

[edit] Q

[edit] R

RADAR-Radio Detecting And Ranging

[edit] S

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

[edit] T

• TE – transverse electric mode
• TEA – transverse electrical discharge in gas at atmospheric pressure
• TEM – transverse electromagnetic mode
• TM – transverse magnetic mode
• THG – third harmonic generation

[edit] U

• UV – ultraviolet

[edit] V

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

[edit] W

• WDM – wavelength division multiplexing

[edit] X

• XPM – cross-phase modulation

[edit] Y

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

[edit] Z