Expendable fiber optic microcable. A mature technology to support communications with advanced undersea platforms

Author

Cowen, S.J.

Author_Institution

Advanced Concepts Branch, Naval Ocean Syst. Center, San Diego, CA, USA

fYear

1994

fDate

26-28 May 1994

Firstpage

157

Lastpage

158

Abstract

A miniature fiber optic cable design which is so tiny (0.8 mm diameter) that it has been designated Fiber Optic Microcable (FOMC) was developed by the Naval Command Control Ocean Surveillance Center (NCCOSC) to replace the expendable metallic wireguides employed to communicate with underwater weapons. The technology has found broad application as an expendable tether for unmanned underwater vehicles and has the potential for numerous civilian uses. FOMC is an excellent example of a military-developed, dual-use technology which is available for civilian applications via technology transfer from a Navy Laboratory

Keywords

optical cables; submarine cables; weapons; 0.8 mm; FOMC; Naval Command Control Ocean Surveillance Center; advanced undersea platforms; communications; expendable fiber optic microcable; expendable tether; miniature fiber optic cable design; underwater weapons; unmanned underwater vehicles; Communication cables; Marine technology; Oceans; Optical control; Optical design; Optical fiber cables; Optical fibers; Surveillance; Underwater cables; Weapons;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Telesystems Conference, 1994. Conference Proceedings., 1994 IEEE National

Conference_Location

San Diego, CA

Print_ISBN

0-7803-1869-2

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/NTC.1994.316669

Filename

316669