| FOS | Fiber Optic Sensor |
| FBG | Fiber Bragg Grating |
| IoT | Internet of Things |
| MEMS | Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems |
| OFSN | Optical Fiber Sensing Network |
| OTDR | Optical Time Domain Reflectometer |
| PCF | Photonic Crystal Fiber |
| TDM | Time Division Multiplexing |
| WDM | Wavelength Division Multiplexing |
| WSN | Wireless Sensor Network |