| CE | Conversion Efficiency |
| CVD | Chemical Vapor Deposition |
| CW | Continuous Wave |
| FWM | Four-Wave Mixing |
| HDP-PECVD | High-Density Plasma-Enhanced Chemical Vapor Deposition |
| LPCVD | Low-Pressure Chemical Vapor Deposition |
| SPM | Self Phase Modulation |
| SSFM | Split-Step Fourier Method |