| THz | Terahertz |
| THz TDS | Terahertz Time-domain Spectroscopy |
| MBE | Molecular Beam Epitaxy |
| SNR | Signal-to-Noise-Ratio |
| QCL | Quantum Cascade Lasers |
| RTDs | Resonant Tunneling Diodes |
| HEMT | High Electron Mobility Transistor |
| HBT | Heterojunction Bipolar Transistor |
| FET | Field Effect Transistor |
| HFET | Heterojunction Field Effect Transistor |
| CMOS | Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor |
| NEP | Noise Equivalent Power |
| MEMS | Microelectromechanical System |
| MMIC | Monolithic Microwave Integrated Circuit |
| TMIC | Terahertz Monolithic Integrated Circuits |
| CI | Computational Imaging |
| AI | Artificial Intelligence |
| DL | Deep Learning |