Abbreviations/Acronyms

background-limited infrared photoconductor

dispersive infrared

environmental thermal infrared

full indicator reading; far-infrared

far-infrared transmission

fast ion transport; flexible infrared transmission

forward-looking infrared

Fourier transform infrared; frustrated total internal reflection

high-resolution infrared radiometer

imaging infrared

infrared

infrared automatic mass screening

infrared astronomy satellite

infrared charge-coupled device

infrared countermeasure

infrared charge-swept device

infrared endoscope; Institute of Radio Engineers

infrared-emitting diode

infrared intelligent spectro-radiometer; infrared interferometer spectrometer

infrared laser diode

infrared measurement system

infrared search and track

infrared signature imaging

low-altitude navigation and targeting infrared at night

long-wavelength infrared

mercury cadmium telluride — Mercury cadmium teluride (HgCdTe) is a specific alloy combination that allows one to obtain any optical absorption bandgap of the material between 0 and 1.5 electron volts (eV) making it completely transparent at photon energies and wavelengths below the energy gap in the infrared.

mid-infrared advanced chemical laser

molecular infrared track

medium-wavelength infrared; mid-wave infrared

nondispersive infrared

near infrared

precision infrared triangulation

quantum-well infrared photodetector

satellite infrared spectrometer

short-wavelength infrared

temperature-humidity infrared radiometer

television and infrared observation satellite

time-resolved infrared radiometry