17 terms
Abbreviations/Acronyms
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fiberdynefiber optic self-homodyne
FOfiber optic
FOCTfiber optic current transformer
FOGfiber optic gyroscope
FOG-Mfiber optic guided missile
FOIRLfiber optic inter-repeater link
FORJfiber optic rotary joint
FOTPfiber optic test procedure
FOTSfiber optic transmission system
IFOGinterferometric fiber optic gyroscope
LCPOFlarge-core plastic optical fiber
LFOSladar fiber optic sensor
MELmany-element laser; maximum excess loss (MEL) — the many element laser is a laser unit that consists of N like elements of active materials for support with the mode selection of the laser output. The mode selection properties of a many element laser have been experimentally exploited with as many as 10 like elements.
Maximum excess loss is the maximum power lost within a give system (typically a fiber optic communication system) including scattering, dispersion, absorption and coupling loss.
OFToptical fiber thermometry
POFplastic optical fiber
RFOGresonant fiber optic gyroscope
UVFOultraviolet fiber optics
Photonics DictionaryAbbreviations/Acronyms