Laser acronyms

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

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A

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

B

• BPP – beam parameter product

C

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

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
• DPSS – diode pumped solid state

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
• FWM – four-wave mixing

G

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

H

I

• IR – infrared

J

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
• LLLT – low-level laser therapy

M

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

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

P

Q

R

RADAR-Radio Detecting And Ranging

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
• TM – transverse magnetic mode
• THG – third harmonic generation

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

Y

• YAG – yttrium aluminium garnet

Z