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G Standard Units & Abbreviations
The following is a list of units, prefixes, and abbreviations that may be
found in this manual:
AC Alternating current
AOM Acousto-optic modulator
APAM Automated Pump Alignment Module
AR Anti-reflection
BRF Birefringent filter
CDRH Centre for Devices and Radiological Health
CW Continuous wave
DC Direct current
DPSS Diode-pumped solid-state
DSP Digital Signal Processing
EO(M) Electro-optic (modulator)
fs femtosecond (10
-15
second)
FSR Free Spectral Range
GVD Group velocity dispersion
(G)UI (Graphical) User Interface
HR High reflector
ICE Instrument Control by Ethernet
IR Infrared
ns nanosecond (10
-9
second)
OC Output coupler
OPO Optical parametric oscillator
PC Personal Computer
ps picosecond (10
-12
second)
PIK Pump Integration Kit
POM (SolsTiS) Pump Optics Module
PSU power supply unit
PZT piezo-electric transducer
RF Radio frequency
SLM Single longitudinal (frequency) mode
TEM Transverse electromagnetic (spatial) mode
Ti:S Titanium-doped sapphire
THz Terahertz
(D)UV (Deep) Ultraviolet