Abbreviations/Acronyms

incident energy density

Abbe refractometer; acoustic radiometer; acoustic resonance; active region; alpha ray; amplitude ratio; antireflective; aperture ratio; applied research; argon; aspect ratio; atomic reactor; augmented reality

amplified spontaneous emission

coherent anti-Stokes Raman scattering; coherent amplified Raman spectroscopy

Deutsche Gesellschaft für angewandte Optik (German Society for Applied Optics)

intensified charge-coupled device

intensified silicon intensifier target

International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry

modified chemical vapor deposition

mass-transport buried heterostructure

nonsymmetrical modified chemical vapor deposition

organically modified silicates

lead lanthanum-modified zirconium titanate

simplified antiresonant reflecting optical waveguide

video-intensified microscopy