| PZT | Lead zirconate titanate |
| PVDF | Polyvinylidene difluoride |
| CMUT | Capacitive micromachined ultrasonic transducer |
| PMUT | Piezoelectric micromachined ultrasonic transducer |
| SS-OCT | Sweep source optical coherent tomography |
| VCSEL | Vertical cavity surface emitting laser |
| FWHM | Full width half maximum |
| DRIE | Deep reactive ion etching |
| SOI | Silicon-on-insulator |
| DAC | Dual-axis confocal |
| SVC | Staggered vertical combdrive |
| FOV | Field-of-view |
| PMT | Photomultiplier tubes |
| SECM | Spectrally encoded confocal microscope |
| NA | Numerical aperture |
| PAEM | Photoacoustic endomicroscope |
| MRR | Microring resonator |