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M2 factor
Mach-Zehnder interferometers → interferometers
Marcuse formula → mode radius
master equation → Haus master equation
master laser
master oscillator fiber amplifier
master oscillator power amplifier
matrix method for multilayer structures → dielectric mirrors
McCumber theory
metal-semiconductor-metal photodetectors
metastable states
metrology → optical metrology
Michelson interferometers → interferometers
microbends of fibers
microcavities → cavities
microchip lasers
microstructure fibers → photonic crystal fibers
mid-infrared lasers → quantum cascade lasers
misalignment → alignment sensitivity
mm mrad → beam parameter product
modal dispersion → intermodal dispersion
modal index
modal refractive index → modal index
mode area → effective mode area
mode cleaner cavities
mode cleaners
mode competition
mode coupling
mode field diameter → mode radius
mode hopping
mode-locked diode lasers
mode-locked fiber lasers
mode-locked lasers
mode locking
mode matching
mode radius
modeling → laser modeling
modes
modes of laser operation
modulation depth
modulators → optical modulators
monochromaticity → linewidth
monofrequency lasers → single-frequency lasers
monolithic solid state lasers
monomode fibers → single-mode fibers
multi-mode fibers → multimode fibers
multi-phonon transitions
multi-stage amplifiers → amplifier chains
multilayer coatings → dielectric coatings
multilayer mirrors → dielectric mirrors
multimode fibers
multimode waveguides → waveguides
multiphoton ionization → laser-induced breakdown
multiphoton microscopy → fluorescence microscopy
multiple pulses → double pulses

Acronyms beginning with M

MFD = mode field diameter → mode radius
MISER = monolithic isolated single-mode end-pumped ring → NPRO = nonplanar ring oscillator
MOF = microstructure optical fiber → photonic crystal fibers
MOFA = master oscillator fiber amplifier
MOPA = master oscillator power amplifier
MOPFA = master oscillator power fiber amplifier
MQW = multiple quantum wells
MSM photodetector = metal-semiconductor-metal photodetector


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