Abbreviations/Acronyms

computer polarization holography

left-hand circular polarization

modulation contrast microscopy; multichip module — modulation contrast microscopy is a unique illumination technique that enhances contrast in an imaging microscope by converting optical gradients into variations in light intensity. Modulation contrast microscopy is found most commonly in live cell imaging, polarization microscopy, phase contrast, and oblique illumination of stained, unstained and birefringent specimens. A multichip module is an electronic packaging system where multiple discrete electronic components (integrated circuits, semiconductor diodes, etc.) are packaged in various ways onto a single substrate.

polarization beam combiner

polarization-dependent coupling ratio

polarization-dependent gain

polarization-dependent loss

polarization modulation; phase modulation; photomultiplier

physical media-dependent; polarization mode dispersion

polarization mode dispersion compensator

polarization-maintaining fiber

polarization-preserving fiber

right-hand circular polarization

single linear polarization

state of polarization