DBR distributed Bragg reflector
DCG dichromated gelatin
DCPBH double channel planar buried heterostructure
DFB distributed feedback
DFDL distributed feedback dye lasers
DIN Deutsche Institu¨t fu¨r Normung
DM depth of modulation
DODCI diethyloxadicarbon-cyanine iodide
DOES double heterostructure optoelectronic switches
DoF depth of focus
D-MQW diluted multi-quantum well
DUT device under test
DWDM dense wavelength division multiplex