Abbreviations/Acronyms

laser radar intelligence acquisition technology

large-area transmission density

large-core plastic optical fiber

light-dependent resistor; linear dynamic range

light-gun pulse generator

laser-induced damage testing

liquid nitrogen

large optical cavity

long-range oblique photography

laser rangefinder

long-range radar input

large-scale integration

laser target designation system

laser thermal simulation; laser-triggered switch

low-voltage differential signaling

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.

mutual coherence function — The mutual coherence function is a complex quantity that is the time-averaged value of the cross correlation function of a light field at two points within an aperture with a time delay that relates the path difference to the point of observation of the interference fringes. The mutual coherence function is the key function in coherence theory and the study of partially coherent light.

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.

magnetic Czochralski process — Introduction of an external magnetic field in the Czochralski melting process for crystal growth in order to influence the flow and dampen the amplitudes of the melt oscillations that occur in the process. This is accomplished when the external magnetic field generates an electric field inside the melt, which further induces an internal magnetic field in the now electrically conducting melt. The amplitudes of the now induced electric and magnetic fields can be controlled by the strength of the external magnetic field allowing control of the MCZ process.

machine intelligence

multistage interconnection network

microwave and optical generation and amplification

mass storage control protocol

moving target indication

National Space Development Agency (Japan)

noncooperative target recognition

optical data storage

optical page reader; optical pattern recognition

optical transform image modulation

private automatic branch exchange

private branch exchange

phase-change erasable

photochromic microimage

photodischarge spectroscopy

planar gas discharge

pounds per square inch gauge

resistance; roentgen; Rankine

arithmetic average

rangefinder; radio frequency; representative fraction

Raman holographic edge filter

radioactive thermoelectric generator

scanning acoustic microscope; scanning Auger microscopy

styrene acrylonitrile; storage area network

supertwisted birefringent effect

surface-enhanced Raman optical data storage

second-harmonic generation

separation by implantation of oxygen

silicon intensifier target