| MIR |
middle infrared; 2.5-50 µm |
| MS |
magnetron sputtering |
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| NA |
numerical aperture |
| N-BK7 |
borosilicate crown glass |
| NIR |
near infrared; 780-2500 nm |
| NP... |
nonpolarizing ... |
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| Ø |
diameter |
| OAP |
off axis parabola |
| OC |
output coupler |
| OD |
optical density |
| OPO |
optical parametric oscillator |
| ord. |
ordinary |
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| pl |
plano |
| ppm |
parts per million |
| p-pol |
p-polarized light |
| PR |
partial reflector |
| PV |
peak to valley |
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| QWOT |
quarter wave optical thickness |
| QWS |
quarter wave stack |
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| R |
reflectance |
| RF |
radio frequency |
| Rp |
p-polarization reflectance |
| Rs |
s-polarization reflectance |
| rms |
root mean square |
| ROC |
radius of curvature |
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| SP |
short (wave) pass |
| s-pol |
s-polarized light |
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| t |
thickness |
| T |
transmittance |
| tc |
center thickness |
| TE |
thermal evaporation |
| Ti |
internal transmittance |
| TFP |
thin film polarizer |
| TIR |
total internal reflection |
| TIS |
total integrated scattering |
| Tp |
p-polarization transmittance |
| Ts |
s-polarization transmittance |
| TSB |
total back scattering |
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| UHV |
ultra-high vacuum |
| u-pol |
unpolarized light u = (s+p)/2 |
| US |
ultrasonic |
| UV |
ultraviolet; 180-379 nm |
| UV-FS |
Fused Silica with high UV-transmittance |
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| VA |
variable attenuator |
| VIS |
visible light; 380-779 nm |
| VLT |
visible light transmission |
| VUV |
vacuum ultraviolet; 120-179 nm |
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| WLI |
white-light interferometer |
