CD	Circular Dichroism
CIDS	Circular Intensity Differential Scattering
2D	Two-Dimensional
3D	Three-Dimensional
MM	Mueller Matrix
DDA	Discrete Dipole Approximation
SNR	Signal to Noise Ratio
PSG	Polarization States Generator
PSA	Polarization States Analyzer
PSD	polarization States Detector
DOP	Degree Of Polarization
DOLP	Degree Of Linear Polarization
DOCP	Degree Of Circular Polarization
PSF	Point Spread Function
LP	Linear Polarizer
HWP	Half-Waveplate
QWP	Quarter-Waveplate
PEM	Photoelastic Modulator
PC	Pockels Cell
LA	Lock-in Amplifier
DoA	Division of Amplitudes
LD	Linear Dichroism
LB	Linear Birefringence
CB	Circular Birefringence
FOV	Field Of View
ExM	Expansion Microscopy
SHG	Second Harmonic Generation
FLIM	Fluorescence-lifetime imaging microscopy
STED	STimulated Emission Depletion