| Home | New articles | Spotlight | Feedback | Advertising |
| Categories | Search | Quiz | Glossary | Page hits |
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M |
| N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z |
Keywords beginning with D
D4σ method → beam radius
data transmission → optical data transmission
dechirping → pulse compression
delayed self-heterodyne interferometer → self-heterodyne linewidth measurement
depressed cladding → fibers
diameter of laser beam → beam radius
Spotlight 2006-11-02: Reflection spectrum of tilted dielectric mirrors
difference frequency generation → sum and difference frequency generation
differential mode delay → intermodal dispersion
diffusion bonding → composite laser crystals
diode arrays → diode bars
diode lasers → laser diodes
diode modules → laser diode modules
Spotlight 2007-06-01: Characterize your pump beam!
dioptric power → focal length
disk lasers → thin-disk lasers
dispersion compensation modules
dispersion-flattened fibers → dispersion-shifted fibers
dispersion relations → Kramers–Kronig relations
dispersive mirrors → chirped mirrors
dispersive pulse compression → pulse compression
distance measurements with lasers
distributed Bragg reflector lasers
distributed mirrors → Bragg mirrors
distributed sensors → fiber-optic sensors
divergence angle → beam divergence
Spotlight 2007-03-11: Divided-pulse amplification
domain engineering → periodic poling
domain inversion → periodic poling
doped fiber amplifiers → fiber amplifiers
doped fibers → rare-earth-doped fibers
doped insulator lasers → solid-state lasers
Spotlight 2006-07-01: Lifting the confusion concerning doping concentrations
double-chirped mirrors → chirped mirrors
double refraction → birefringence
doubly resonant cavities → resonant frequency doubling
doubly resonant oscillators → optical parametric oscillators
dressed states → Sisyphus cooling
dual-stage amplifiers → amplifier chains
duty cycle → quasi-continuous-wave operation
Acronyms beginning with D
DBR = distributed Bragg reflector → distributed Bragg reflector lasers
DCF = dispersion compensating fiber
DCM = dispersion compensation module or double-chirped mirror
DDF = dispersion-decreasing fiber
DEDFA = distributed erbium-doped fiber amplifier
DFB laser = distributed feedback laser
DFG = difference-frequency generation
DMD = differential mode delay → intermodal dispersion
DPA = divided-pulse amplification
DPSSL = diode-pumped solid-state laser
DRO = doubly resonant (parametric) oscillator
DWDM = dense wavelength division multiplexing
… and if you need any more help on such topics, consider to use the consulting services of RP Photonics Consulting GmbH! There is a variety of various services available in topical areas such as lasers, amplifiers, nonlinear optics, fiber optics, ultrashort pulses, multilayer mirrors, noise and fluctuations, and other topics in photonics and optoelectronics.
