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Acronyms
A
AIX-Aixiz Module
AC-Alternating Current
AKA-Also Known As
AOM-Acoustic-Optic Modulator
APD-Avalanche Photo Diode
APM-Additive-Pulse Mode Locking
ASE-Amplified Spontaneous Emission
AMB-All My Best
AFAIK-As Far As I Know
AR-Anti-Reflective
B
BR-Blue Ray
BRD-Blue Ray Diode
BDR-203 - 8X diode from a Blu-Ray burner
BTW-By The Way
BPP-Beam Parameter Product
C
CCNA-Cisco Certified Network Associate
CCSP-Cisco Certified Security Professional
CNI-Changchung New Industries
CW - Continuous Wave
CEO-Carrier-Envelope Offset
CPA-Chirped Pulse Amplification
CWDM-Coarse Wavelenght Division Multiplexing
COD-Catastrophic Optical Damage
D
DIY-Do It Yourself
DPSS-Diode Pumped Solid State
DDL-Daedal after the guy who first popularized the DDL driver's usage here
DX-DealExtreme
DBR-Distributed Bragg Reflector
DCM-Dispersion Compensation Module
DCM-Double Chirped Mirror
DFB Laser-Distributed Feedback Laser
DFG-Difference Frequency Generation
DOS-Densitey Of States
DWDM-Dense Wavelength Division Multiplexing
DILDA-A red laser that looks like a phallic symbol
DDnT-Dead Nuts, meaning right on the mark.
DC-Direct Current
E
ECDL-External Cavity Diode Laser
EDC-Electronic Dispersion Compensation
EDFA-Erbium -Doped Fiber Amplifier
EOM-Electro-Optic Modulator
ErYAG-Erbium-Doped Yttrium Aluminium Garnet
ESA-Excited State Absorption
ESD-Electrostatic Discharge
F
FAQ-Frequently Asked Questions
FD-Flex Drive
FS-For Sale
FS-Mirror-Front Surface-mirror
FEL-Free Electron Laser
FWM-Four Wave Mixing
G
GITD-Glow In The Dark
GB-Group Buy
GGW-H20L - 6X diode from a Blu-Ray burner
GBW-H10N - 4X diode from a Blu-Ray burner
H
HAGD-Have A Great Day
HeNe-Helium Neon laser
HeCd-Helium Cadmium laser
I
ILDA-International Laser Display Association
IR-Infrared
IIRC-If I Recall Correctly
IMO - In my opinion
IMHO- In my honest opinion
J
J/K- Just kidding
K
kW-Kilowatt
KTP Crystals- Potassium Trihydrogen Phosphate
KD-Kaidomain
L
LASER-Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation
LED-Light Emitting Diode
Li-ion-Lithium Ion
LiPo-Lithium Polymer
LD-Laser Diode
LG-Laser Glow
LC-Laser Community
LPC - 22X diode from a DVD burner
LOC - Long Open Can
LCC - Long Closed Can
M
mA-Milliamp
mW-Milliwatt
mAh-Milliamp Hour
N
nm-Nanometer
NOOB-Newbie (new to the forum)
N/M-Never Mind
N/P-No Problem
NL-Nova Lasers
NiMH-Nickel-Metal Hydride
NiCd-Nickel Cadium
NiZN-Nickel Zinc
O
OD-Optical Density
OP-Original Poster
P
PM-Private Message
PCB-Printed Circuit Board
PBS-Polarising beam splitter
PHR - Blu-Ray diode from a BRD 360 add-on
PP-PayPal
PPD-Pre-PaiD
PSU-Power Supply Unit
PL-Photonlexicon
S
SF-AW210 - 6x diode from a Blu-Ray burner
SCC-Short close can
SOC-Short open can
SCD-Sound card DAC (Lasershows)
T
TTL-Transistor-Transistor Logic
TL-Tech Lasers
TO-3-laser Diode Package
TEC-Thermo Electric Cooler
W
WTK-Want to Know
W/E-What Ever
WTB-Want to Buy
WTS-Want to Sell
WL-Wicked Lasers
Y
YAG-Yttrium Aluminium Garnet
YVO4-Yttrium Orthovanadate