An optical remote sensing system (100, 500, 600, 700, 800, 900) comprising: an emission channel mount (104, 905) having mounted thereto input ends of an array of emission fiber channels (108e, 906); a beam steering device (112, 612, 903) configured to scan a light beam from a light source (116, 516, 901) across the input ends of the array of emission fiber channels (108e, 906) mounted to the emission channel mount (104, 905); a plurality of sensor portions (120, 910), each sensor portion configured to be exposed to a corresponding scene and having connected thereto: an output end of a corresponding emission fiber channel of the array of emission fiber channels (108e, 906), the output end being configured to emit the light beam that propagated through the corresponding emission fiber channel towards the corresponding scene; and an input end of a corresponding first collection fiber channel of an array of first collection fiber channels (124c, 524, 915), the input end being configured to receive a backscattered light beam with respect to the corresponding scene based on the emitted light beam from the output end of the corresponding emission fiber channel; a first photodetector (128, 528, 919) arranged to detect the backscattered light beams that propagated through the array of first collection fiber channels (124c, 524, 915) for sensing a property with respect to the corresponding scenes associated with the plurality of sensor portions (120, 910); and a fiber channel hub (132, 909) configured for the array of emission fiber channels (108e, 906) and the array of first collection fiber channels (124c, 524, 915) to pass through, wherein a length of the array of first collection fiber channels (124c, 524, 915) located between the fiber channel hub (132, 909) and the first photodetector (128, 528, 919) is bundled to form a first collection fiber channel bundle (124, 916). an emission channel mount (104, 905) having mounted thereto input ends of an array of emission fiber channels (108e, 906); a beam steering device (112, 612, 903) configured to scan a light beam from a light source (116, 516, 901) across the input ends of the array of emission fiber channels (108e, 906) mounted to the emission channel mount (104, 905); a plurality of sensor portions (120, 910), each sensor portion configured to be exposed to a corresponding scene and having connected thereto: an output end of a corresponding emission fiber channel of the array of emission fiber channels (108e, 906), the output end being configured to emit the light beam that propagated through the corresponding emission fiber channel towards the corresponding scene; and an input end of a corresponding first collection fiber channel of an array of first collection fiber channels (124c, 524, 915), the input end being configured to receive a backscattered light beam with respect to the corresponding scene based on the emitted light beam from the output end of the corresponding emission fiber channel; an output end of a corresponding emission fiber channel of the array of emission fiber channels (108e, 906), the output end being configured to emit the light beam that propagated through the corresponding emission fiber channel towards the corresponding scene; and an input end of a corresponding first collection fiber channel of an array of first collection fiber channels (124c, 524, 915), the input end being configured to receive a backscattered light beam with respect to the corresponding scene based on the emitted light beam from the output end of the corresponding emission fiber channel; a first photodetector (128, 528, 919) arranged to detect the backscattered light beams that propagated through the array of first collection fiber channels (124c, 524, 915) for sensing a property with respect to the corresponding scenes associated with the plurality of sensor portions (120, 910); and a fiber channel hub (132, 909) configured for the array of emission fiber channels (108e, 906) and the array of first collection fiber channels (124c, 524, 915) to pass through, wherein a length of the array of first collection fiber channels (124c, 524, 915) located between the fiber channel hub (132, 909) and the first photodetector (128, 528, 919) is bundled to form a first collection fiber channel bundle (124, 916).