PCF	Photonic crystal fiber
SPR	Surface plasmon resonance
RI	Refractive index
IMD	Internal metal deposition
EMD	External metal deposition
PBG	Photonic bandgap
1D	One dimensional
2D	Two dimensional
3D	Three dimensional
Au	Gold
Ag	Silver
Al	Aluminum
Cu	Copper
Pt	Platinum
Pd	Palladium
UV	Ultraviolet
DNA	Deoxyribonucleic acid
VCO	Volatile organic compounds
CL	Confinement loss
B	Birefringence
WS	Wavelength sensitivity
AS	Amplitude sensitivity
SR	Sensor resolution
FOM	Figure of merit
S	Sensitivity
DA	Detection sensitivity
SPP	Surface plasmon polariton
VNIR	Transparent conducting oxides
ITO	Indium tin oxide
AZO	Aluminum-doped zinc oxide
GZO	Gallium-doped zinc oxide
FTO	Fluorine-doped tin oxide
CdO	Cadmium oxide
MIR	Mid infrared
LSPR	Localized surface plasmon resonances
TMD	Transition metal dichalcogenides
MoS2	Molybdenum disulfide
WS2	Tungsten disulfide
MoSe2	Molybdenum diselenide
WSe2	Tungsten diselenide
M-TIR	Modified total internal reflection
ARG	Anti-resonant guiding