129 terms
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FEAfinite element analysis
FECforward error correction
FECOfringes of equal chromatic order
FEDfield emitter display
FELfree-electron laser
FETfield-effect transistor
ACTFELAC thin film electroluminescent display devices
IFESSintegrated flight entertainment and service system
MOSFETmetal-oxide semiconductor field-effect transistor
ORFEoptical receiver front end
PFEphotoferroelectric
RFEradio frequency excitation
TFELthin-film electroluminescent
WFEwavefront error
C/AHARScompass/attitude heading and reference system
FRETFörster resonance energy transfer
HALThighly accelerated life test
ADPCMadaptive differential pulse code modulation; varies the binary step interval for the required bandwidth for a given signal-to-noise ratio.
AHARSattitude heading and reference system
ASFIRactive swept frequency interferometer radar
ATMasynchronous transfer mode
CFRcode of federal regulation
chamchamfer
circumcircumference
CLEOConference on Lasers and Electro-Optics
CODICcolor difference computer
CPIcommon path interferometry
CTcomputed tomography; chemical transfer; center thickness
CTDcharge-transfer device
CTEcharge-transfer efficiency; coefficient of thermal expansion
CTLMcharge-transfer light modulator
CTRcurrent transfer ratio; cloud-top radiometer
DARLIdigital angular readout by laser interferometry
DARPADefense Advanced Research Projects Agency
DASdifferential absorption scattering; detector angular subtense; dual attachment station
DESCDefense Electronics Supply Center
DFBdistributed feedback
dialdifferential absorption lidar
DICdifferential interference contrast
DIVADdivision air defense
DLIPdirect laser interference patterning
DMIdirect measuring interferometry
DMTFdiffraction-limited modulation transfer function
DNADefense Nuclear Agency; deoxyribonucleic acid
DoDDepartment of Defense
DPCMdifferential pulse code modulation
DPSKdifferential phase shift keying
DSWdirect step on wafer
DTICDefense Technical Information Center
EAFelectron-arc furnace
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