Abbreviations/Acronyms

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digital waveform generator

effective focal length; equivalent focal length

electromotive force

Earth orbiting polar platform

electron spectroscopy for chemical analysis

extended superframe format

European Strategic Programme for Research in Information Technology

focal length; femto-

footcandle

Fourier color hologram

fast cosine transform

forward error correction

flange focal distance

front focal length

fast Fourier transform

focused ion beam

footlambert

fiber-linked array image formatter

forward-looking infrared

focused laser lithographic system

focal plane

focal plane array; focal plane assembly

forward radar enhancement device

Fourier transform

foot pound

Fourier transform infrared; frustrated total internal reflection

Fourier transfer phase-shifting interferometry

Fourier transform spectroscopy

front vertex focal distance

four-wave mixing

ground optical recorder for intercept determination

graphics performance characterization

high-performance CCD

high-performance parallel interface

high-performance liquid chromatography

International Commission for Optics

identification friend or foe

joint transform correlator

kilogram force

pound-force

laser feedback microscope; lateral force microscope; longitudinal field modulator

linear variable differential transformer

micron (also referred to as the micrometer)- which represents one millionth, i.e. 10-6 of the SI unit for length that is the meter.

meter;mass;milli- m is the standard unit symbol for length in the International System of Units (SI). 1 meter is equivalent to 3.28 feet. m is also the standard symbol for mass; m is also the standard SI metric unit prefix milli- which represents one thousandth i.e. 10-3, of a given unit.

mega;magnification -SI metric unit prefix which represents one million, 106, also the standard symbol for the magnification of a given optical system.

milliampere (or milliamp in English) which represents one thousandth, i.e. 10-3, of the SI unit for electric current that is the ampere (also commonly referred to as amp).

milliamperes-second - unit measure of electric charge acquired when multiplying the electric current in milliamperes (one thousandth or 10-3 of the standard unit for electric current the ampere) by the time in seconds. It is commonly used to describe the length of time that electrons are produced or passed through a given circuitry.

megabit — The megabit (also expressed as Mbit) is equivalent to one million (or 106) of the standard unit for digital information storage in telecommunications which is the bit.

megabyte — The megabyte (also expressed as Mbyte) is equivalent to one million (106) of the standard unit for digital information storage in computing which is the byte.