An Assessment of Precision Time and Time Interval Science and Technology (2002)
Chapter: Appendix C: Acronyms and Abbreviations
C Acronyms and Abbreviations
ACES
atomic clock ensemble in space
AEHF
advanced extremely high frequency
AMO
atomic, molecular, and optical
AMRAAM
advanced medium-range air-to-air missile
BAW
bulk acoustic wave
BEC
Bose-Einstein condensate
C3
command, control, and communications
C3I
command, control, communications, and intelligence
CAD
computer-aided design
CEC
cooperative engagement capability
CPT
coherent population trapping
DARPA
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency
DDR&E
Director of Defense Research and Engineering
DOD
Department of Defense
DOE
Department of Energy
DOT
Department of Transportation
EFC
electronic frequency control
FDOA
frequency difference of arrival
FEM
finite element model
GPS
Global Positioning System
IEEE
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
IFCS
International Frequency Control Symposium
IFF
identification, friend or foe
ISS
International Space Station
JDAM
joint direct-attack munition
JHU/APL
Johns Hopkins University, Applied Physics Laboratory
JILA
Joint Institute for Laboratory Astrophysics
JPL
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
JSTARS
joint surveillance target attack radar system
JTIDS
joint tactical information distribution system
LITS
linear ion trap standard
LLNL
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
LO
local oscillator
LORAN
long-range navigation
MCXO
microcomputer-compensated crystal oscillator
MEMS
microelectromechanical system
MILSTAR
military strategic and tactical relay
MMIC
microwave/millimeter-wave monolithic integrated circuit
MOT
magneto-optic trap
NAE
National Academy of Engineering
NAS
National Academy of Sciences
NASA
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NAVSPASUR
Naval Space Surveillance System
NIST
National Institute of Standards and Technology
NPL
National Physical Laboratory (Great Britain)
NRC
National Research Council
NRL
Naval Research Laboratory
NSF
National Science Foundation
OEO
optoelectronic oscillator
ONR
Office of Naval Research
OPNAV
Office of the Chief of Naval Operations
OXCO
oven-controlled crystal oscillator
PARCS
primary atomic reference clock in space
ppm
parts per million
PTTI
precision time and time interval
RACE
rubidium atomic clock experiment
R&D
research and developmentrms
root mean squareRPV
remotely piloted vehicle
SABER
situational beacon and reply (system)
SAM
self-assembled monolayer
S&T
science and technology
SAW
surface acoustic waveSECNAV
Secretary of the Navy
SINCGARS
single-channel ground and airborne radio system
SPAWAR
Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command
STAR
special technology area review
TARA
technology area review and assessment
TCXO
temperature-compensated crystal oscillator
TDMA
time division multiple access
TDOA
time difference of arrival
TWSTT
two-way satellite time transfer
UERE
user equivalent range errorUSAF
U.S. Air ForceUSNO
U.S. Naval Observatory
UTC
Coordinated Universal Time
VCO
voltage-controlled oscillator
XO
crystal oscillator
