List of Acronyms
A
Amplifier
AE
Active element
AFC
Amplitude-frequency characteristics
AM
Amplitude modulation, active medium
AN
Amplitude noise
AOM
Acoustic-optical modulator
APB
Amplitude and phase balance
C
Coupler
CE
Common emitter
CR
Cavity resonator
DC
Direct current, constant component
DDR
Disk dielectric resonator
DDRLS
Disk dielectric resonator from leuco-sapphire
DE
Differential equation
DM
Direct modulation (of the laser)
EMF
Electric-magnetic field, electromotive force
F
Filter
FB
Feedback
FBG
Fiber Bragg gratings
FC
Functional converter
FET
Field-effect transistor
FL
Fiber laser
FM
Frequency modulation
FODL
Fiber-optical delay line
FOL
Fiber-optical laser
FOLG
Fiber-optical light guide
FORL
Fiber-optical ring laser
FOS
Fiber-optical system
FSS
Femto-second synthesizer
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