Abbreviations/Acronyms

transimpedance amplifier; Telecommunications Industry Association

adaptive differential pulse code modulation; varies the binary step interval for the required bandwidth for a given signal-to-noise ratio.

cathode potential stabilization

differential absorption scattering; detector angular subtense; dual attachment station

differential absorption lidar

differential interference contrast

differential pulse code modulation

differential phase shift keying

exponential function of

inertial confinement fusion

integrated double differentiated sampling

Initial Graphic Exchange Specification

inertial measurement unit

inertial reference system

laser inertial navigation system

low-voltage differential signaling

linear variable differential transformer

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.

matched spatial filter

microchannel spatial light modulator

oxidation-reduction potential

random spatial phase modulator

Strategic Defense Initiative

Strategic Defense Initiative Organization

Space Exploration Initiative

single longitudinal mode; spatial light modulator