BOFDA	Brillouin frequency domain analysis
BOTDA	Brillouin optical time domain analysis
SNR	signal-to-noise ratio
ANN	artificial neural networks
SVM	support vector machines
BFS	Brillouin frequency shift
LCF	Lorentzian curve fitting
CNN	convolutional neural network
DFB	distributed feedback laser
MZM	Mach–Zehnder modulator
SG	signal generator
FBG	fiber Bragg grating
EDFA	erbium-doped fiber amplifier
VOA	variable optical attenuator
PS	polarization scrambler
VNA	vector network analyzer
FUT	fiber under test
PD	photodiode
iFFT	inverse fast Fourier transformation
BGS	Brillouin gain spectrum
MSE	mean square error
RMSE	root mean square error