The list of optics acronyms and abbreviations.

All optics related acronyms and abbreviations.

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CCD:
Charge Coupled Device(Atomic Physics, Astronomical, Molecular Physics)
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CW:
Continuous Wave(Atomic Physics, Laser Physics, Laser application)
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ESO:
European Southern Observatory(Observatory, Optics, Physics)
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HELSTF:
High Energy Laser Systems Test Facility(Optics, Military)
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OTA:
Optical Telescope Assembly(Instrument, Astronomical instrument, Optics)
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VLT:
Very Large Telescope(Telescope, Optics, Physics)
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AO:
Atomic Orbital(Atomic Physics, Molecular Physics, Optics)
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AOM:
Acousto-Optical Modulator(Atomic Physics, Molecular Physics, Optics)
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ApOpt:
Applied Optics(Optics, Bibliographic code, Journal)
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BFZP:
Bragg-Fresnel Zone Plate(Optics, Technology)
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BGM:
Basis Generator Method(Atomic Physics, Molecular Physics, Optics)
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BS:
Beam Splitter(Atomic Physics, Molecular Physics, Optics)
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CAPE:
Centre for Advanced Photonics and Electronics(Electromagnetism, Optics)
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CDC:
Correlated-Double-Capture(Atomic Physics, Molecular Physics, Optics)
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CMMPE:
Centre of Molecular Materials for Photonics and Electronics
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COLTRIMS:
Cold Target Recoil-Ion Momentum Spectroscopy(Atomic Physics)
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CTE:
Correlated Transfer And Excitation(Atomic Physics, Molecular Physics)
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CTMC:
classical trajectory Monte Carlo(Atomic Physics, Molecular Physics)
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CXRS:
Charge Exchange Recombination Spectroscopy(Atomic Physics)
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ChJIR:
Chinese Journal of Infrared Research(Optics, Bibliographic code)
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