Abbreviations/Acronyms

scanning electron microscope

semiconductor laser amplifier

complementary metal-oxide semiconductor

complementary metal-oxide semiconductor/silicon on sapphire

display electronics assemblies

focal plane array; focal plane assembly

head-disc assembly

integrated Dewar cooler assembly

molecular beam epitaxy — A well-controlled thin film technique for growing films with good crystal structure in ultra high vacuum environments at very low deposition rates. MBE is also commonly used in the manufacture of semiconductor devices and solar cells.

modulation contrast microscopy; multichip module — modulation contrast microscopy is a unique illumination technique that enhances contrast in an imaging microscope by converting optical gradients into variations in light intensity. Modulation contrast microscopy is found most commonly in live cell imaging, polarization microscopy, phase contrast, and oblique illumination of stained, unstained and birefringent specimens. A multichip module is an electronic packaging system where multiple discrete electronic components (integrated circuits, semiconductor diodes, etc.) are packaged in various ways onto a single substrate.

metal insulator semiconductor

metal nitride oxide semiconductor

metal nitride semiconductor

metal-oxide semiconductor

metal-oxide semiconductor field-effect transistor

multiple sub-Nyquist sampling encoding

N-type metal-oxide semiconductor

optoelectronic mular assembly system

rotating polarizer assembly

semiconductor/liquid junction

semiconductor

scientific complementary metal-oxide semiconductor

semiconductor saturable absorber mirror

semiconductor functional block

semiconductor integrated circuit

semiconductor laser intersatellite link experiment

semiconductor optical amplifier

time and frequency dissemination

transmitter optical subassembly