The Fiber Optic Reel System: A Compact Deployment Solution for Tethered Live-Telemetry Deep-Sea Robots and Sensors
Tethered deep-sea robots and instrument platforms, such as Remotely Operated Vehicles (ROVs) and vertical-profiling or towed instrument arrays, commonly rely on fiber optics for real-time data transmission. Fiber optic tethers used for these applications are either heavily reinforced load-bearing ca...
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Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2021-04-01
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Series: | Sensors |
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Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/21/7/2526 |