APPENDIX B. ACRONYMS 523
SRS stimulated Raman scattering
SSFS soliton self-frequency shift
STM synchronous transport module
STS synchronous transport signal
TCP transmission control protocol
TDM time-division multiplexing
TE transverse electric
TM transverse magnetic
TOAD terahertz optical asymmetric demultiplexer
TOD third-order dispersion
TW traveling wave
VAD vapor-axial deposition
VCSEL vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser
VPE vapor-phase epitaxy
VSB vestigial sideband
WAN wide-area network
WDM wavelength-division multiplexing
WDMA wavelength-division multiple access
WGR waveguide-grating router
XPM cross-phase modulation
YAG yttrium aluminium garnet
YIG yttrium iron garnet
ZDWL zero-dispersion wavelength