Title :
A thin fiber cable laying system for mobile deep seafloor observation
Author :
Kawaguchi, Katsuyoshi ; Nishida, Takato ; Obana, Shinichi
Author_Institution :
Deep Sea Res. Dept., Japan Marine Sci. & Technol. Center, Yokosuka, Japan
Abstract :
This paper describes the development of submarine thin fiber cable and its laying system for mobile and expandable deep seafloor real-time observatory for geo-scientific studies. The thin fiber cable laying system was designed to handle easily by the general research apparatuses on the research vessels and has a ability to lay more than 10 km of cable on the seafloor. The performance of the laying system was confirmed by the several towing tank experiments using the genuine research apparatus
Keywords :
cable laying; oceanographic equipment; oceanographic techniques; optical cables; ships; submarine cables; geo-scientific studies; mobile deep seafloor observation; real-time measurement; research apparatus; research vessels; seafloor real-time observatory; submarine thin fiber cable; system performance; thin fiber cable laying system; towing tank experiments; Cable shielding; Communication cables; Observatories; Optical fiber cables; Optical fiber communication; Optical fiber devices; Optical fiber sensors; Optical sensors; Sea floor; Underwater vehicles;
Conference_Titel :
OCEANS, 2001. MTS/IEEE Conference and Exhibition
Conference_Location :
Honolulu, HI
Print_ISBN :
0-933957-28-9
DOI :
10.1109/OCEANS.2001.968803
