Underwater Optical Tether Deployer

An optical tether can provide a two-way, high-bandwidth communications link to mobile robots, ROV's, UUV's, deployable sensors, and other systems. Unlike RF-based communications systems, an optical tether is secure, covert, and immune to the jamming, multipath, and line-of-sight problems.

Tethers Unlimited has developed a unique FlatPac™ Optical Tether deployer packaged for Mobile Robots. The FlatPac Optical Tether is produced using a fully-automated, high-precision process that achieves low pack attenuation and low unit cost. The FlatPac's standard configuration is 14x2.5x4 cm in size, and is available with fiber lengths of up to 1 km of ruggedized fiber.