| CCD | Charge Coupled Device |
| CMOS | Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor |
| IPA | Isopropyl Alcohol |
| LFDC | Low Frequency Dominant Component |
| NWERS | Nanophotonic Waveguide Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy |
| PECVD | Plasma Enhanced Chemical Vapor Deposition |
| SiN | Silicon Nitride |
| SNR | Signal-to Noise Ratio |
| TE | Quasi-Transverse Electric |
| TM | Quasi-Transverse Magnetic |
| WGBL | Waveguide Background Luminescence |