13 terms
Abbreviations/Acronyms
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BWDMbirefringent wavelength division multiplexing
CWDMcoarse wavelength division multiplexing
DWDMdense wavelength division multiplexing
HCGhigh-index-contrast subwavelength grating
HDWDMhigh-density wavelength division multiplex
LWIRlong-wavelength infrared
MCTmercury 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.
MWIRmedium-wavelength infrared; mid-wave infrared
SWIRshort-wavelength infrared
WDMwavelength division multiplexing
WICwavelength-independent coupler
WLwavelength
WSMwavelength selective mirror
Photonics DictionaryAbbreviations/Acronyms