Laser acronyms

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This is a list of acronyms and other initialisms used in laser physics and laser applications.

## Contents

* 1 A
* 2 B
* 3 C
* 4 D
* 5 E
* 6 F
* 7 G
* 8 H
* 9 I
* 10 K
* 11 L
* 12 M
* 13 N
* 14 O
* 15 P
* 16 R
* 17 S
* 18 T
* 19 U
* 20 V
* 21 W
* 22 X
* 23 Y
* 24 References

## 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 [citation needed]
* CEP – carrier-envelope phase
* CPA – chirped-pulse amplification
* CRAB – complete reconstruction of attosecond bursts[citation needed]
* CW – continuous wave
* CWDM – coarse wavelength-division multiplexing

## D

* DBR – distributed Bragg reflector
* DCM – dispersion-compensation module [citation needed] or double-chirped mirror
* DFB laser – distributed feedback laser
* DFG – difference-frequency generation
* DIAL – differential absorption LIDAR
* DOG – double optical gating [citation needed]
* 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 [citation needed]
* EDFA – erbium-doped fiber amplifier
* Er:YAG – erbium-doped yttrium aluminium garnet, Er:Y3Al5O12
* EOM – electro-optic modulator
* ESA – excited state absorption [citation needed]

## F

* FEL – free electron laser
* FREAG – frequency-resolved electro-absorption gating [citation needed]
* FROG – frequency-resolved optical gating
* FROG-CRAB – frequency-resolved optical gating for complete reconstruction of attosecond bursts [citation needed]
* 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[1]
* 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 [citation needed]

## 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 [citation needed]
* YAP – yttrium aluminium perovskite [citation needed]

## References

1. ↑ Taylor, Nick (2000). Laser: The Inventor, The Nobel Laureate, and The Thirty-Year Patent War. Simon & Schuster. ISBN 978-0684835150.

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Laser physics|

* Active laser medium
* Amplified spontaneous emission
* Continuous wave
* Doppler cooling
* Laser ablation
* Laser cooling
* Laser linewidth
* Lasing threshold
* Magneto-optical trap
* Optical tweezers
* Population inversion
* Resolved sideband cooling
* Ultrashort pulse

Laser optics|

* Beam expander
* Beam homogenizer
* B Integral
* Chirped pulse amplification
* Gain-switching
* Gaussian beam
* Injection seeder
* Laser beam profiler
* M squared
* Mode-locking
* Multiple-prism grating laser oscillator
* Multiphoton intrapulse interference phase scan
* Optical amplifier
* Optical cavity
* Optical isolator
* Output coupler
* Q-switching
* Regenerative amplification

Laser spectroscopy|

* Cavity ring-down spectroscopy
* Confocal laser scanning microscopy
* Laser-based angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy
* Laser diffraction analysis
* Laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy
* Laser-induced fluorescence
* Noise-immune cavity-enhanced optical heterodyne molecular spectroscopy
* Raman spectroscopy
* Second-harmonic imaging microscopy
* Terahertz time-domain spectroscopy
* Tunable diode laser absorption spectroscopy
* Two-photon excitation microscopy
* Ultrafast laser spectroscopy

Laser ionization|

* Above threshold ionization
* Atmospheric-pressure laser ionization
* Matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization
* Resonance-enhanced multiphoton ionization
* Soft laser desorption
* Surface-assisted laser desorption/ionization
* Surface-enhanced laser desorption/ionization

Laser fabrication|

* Laser beam welding
* Laser bonding
* Laser converting
* Laser cutting
* Laser cutting bridge
* Laser drilling
* Laser engraving
* Laser-hybrid welding
* Laser peening
* Multiphoton lithography
* Pulsed laser deposition
* Selective laser melting
* Selective laser sintering

Laser medicine|

* Computed tomography laser mammography
* IntraLASIK
* Laser capture microdissection
* Laser hair removal
* Laser lithotripsy
* Laser coagulation
* Laser scalpel
* Laser surgery
* Laser thermal keratoplasty
* LASIK
* Low level laser therapy
* Optical coherence tomography
* Photorefractive keratectomy
* Photorejuvenation
* Soft-tissue laser surgery

Laser fusion|

* Argus laser
* Cyclops laser
* GEKKO XII
* HiPER
* ISKRA lasers
* Janus laser
* Laboratory for Laser Energetics
* Laser integration line
* Laser Mégajoule
* Long path laser
* LULI2000
* Mercury laser
* National Ignition Facility
* Nike laser
* Nova (laser)
* Novette laser
* Shiva laser
* Trident laser
* Vulcan laser

Civil applications|

* 3D laser scanner
* CD
* DVD
* Laser lighting display
* Laser pointer
* Laser printer
* Laser tag

Military applications|

* Advanced Tactical Laser
* Boeing Laser Avenger
* Dazzler (weapon)
* Electrolaser
* Laser designator
* Laser guidance
* Laser-guided bomb
* Laser guns
* Laser rangefinder
* Laser warning receiver
* Laser weapon
* LLM01
* Multiple Integrated Laser Engagement System
* Tactical High Energy Laser
* Tactical light
* ZEUS-HLONS (HMMWV Laser Ordnance Neutralization System)

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