| Acronym | Meaning |
| FSR | Free Spectral Range |
| NACLA | The National Cooperation For Laboratory Accreditation |
| EGDN | Ethylene Glycol Dinitrate |
| R2PI | Resonant Two-photon Ionization |
| BAW | Bulk Acoustic Wave |
| CDDIS | Crustal Dynamics Data Information System |
| URG | Umweltrahmengesetz (German Environmental Protection Framework Law) |
| RPCR | Restricted Principal Component Regression |
| MC-SCF | Monte Carlo Self-consistent-field |
| SPFS | Surface Plasmon Fluorescence Spectroscopy |