This is a list of acronyms and other initialisms used in laser physics and laser applications.
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 CRAB – complete reconstruction of attosecond bursts 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 (laser) 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 HHG – high-harmonic generation
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
P PI – population inversion
R RABBIT or RABBITT – 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
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