| PAT | photoacoustic tomography |
| OCT | optical coherence tomography |
| PET | polyethylene terephthalate |
| SMF | single-mode fiber |
| CSF | coreless silica fiber |
| MMF | multimode fiber |
| AOM | acousto-optic modulator |
| WDM | wavelength division multiplexer |
| LSF | line spread function |
| ESF | edge spread function |