| 5-ALA | 5-aminolevulinic acid |
| AFM | Atomic force microscopy |
| AHA | American Heart Association |
| AI | Artificial intelligence |
| BCARS | Broadband Coherent Anti-Stokes Raman Scattering |
| BCC | Basal cell carcinoma |
| CARS | Coherent Anti-Stokes Raman Scattering |
| CMV | Cytomegalovirus |
| CNS | Central nervous system |
| fKK-EC | Factorized Kramers–Kronig and error correction |
| FM-CARS | Frequency-modulation Coherent Anti-Stokes Raman Scattering |
| FoV | Field of view |
| FWM | Four-wave mixing |
| GFP | Green fluorescent protein |
| H&E | Hematoxylin and eosin |
| KK | Kramers–Kronig |
| LDA | Linear discriminant analysis |
| LDs | Lipid droplets |
| MCR-ALS | Multivariate curve resolution–alternating least squares |
| MMF | Multimode fibers |
| MPF | Multi-photon fluorescence |
| NA | Numerical aperture |
| NLO | Multiple nonlinear optical |
| NMSC | Non-melanoma skin cancer |
| NRB | Non-resonant background |
| OCT | Optical coherence tomography |
| OPAs | Optical parametric amplifiers |
| OPOs | Optical parametric oscillators |
| PCA | Principal component analysis |
| PLS | Partial least squares |
| PpIX | Protoporphyrin IX |
| SCC | Squamous cell carcinoma |
| SFG | Sum-frequency generation |
| SHG | Second-harmonic generation |
| SLM | Spatial light modulator |
| SMF | Single-mode fibers |
| SRS | Spontaneous Raman spectroscopy |
| TE-CARS | Tip-enhanced Coherent Anti-Stokes Raman Scattering |
| THG | Third-harmonic generation |
| TPEF | Two-photon excitation fluorescence |