| Abbreviation | Definition |
|---|---|
| QWO | Quiet Wide Optics |
| RDO | Red Dot Optics |
| REO | Research Electro Optics |
| RPO | Rochester Precision Optics |
| RRR | Rubble Rescue Radar (A low power hand-held microwave device for the detection of trapped human perso |
| RWD | Reflected Wavefront Distortion |
| RWE | Reflected Wavefront Error |
| SAC | Spectral Absortion Coefficient |
| SERDS | Shifted Excitation Raman Difference Spectrometry |
| SNOP | Swiss National Optics Platform |
| SSFS | Soliton Self-Frequency Shift |
| TCA | Transversal Chromatic Abberation |
| TFO | Tritium and fiber optics |
| TFO | Tritium Fiber Optics |
| TLAO | Three Level Atom Optics |
| TQO | Theoretical Quantum Optics |
| VAR | Visual Acuity Rating |
| VPGs | Volume Phase Gratings |
| VSRO | Very Short Reach Optics |
| WAFO | Wide Area Field Optic |