Abbreviations/Acronyms

charge-coupled device

controlled environment vault

emitter-coupled logic; external cavity laser

field transfer charge-coupled device

intensified charge-coupled device

infrared charge-coupled device

molecular beam epitaxy — A well-controlled thin film technique for growing films with good crystal structure in ultra high vacuum environments at very low deposition rates. MBE is also commonly used in the manufacture of semiconductor devices and solar cells.

plasma-coupled device

visually coupled airborne systems simulator