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Skinny fiber optic tether could let ROVs be launched from small boats
Skinny fiber optic tether coul.
A sample of fiber optic fishing line with the inner fiber optic core exposed – the outer diameter of the fishing line is less than one millimeter
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A sample of fiber optic fishing line with the inner fiber optic core exposed – the outer diameter of the fishing line is less than one millimeter
Brennan Phillips
Even though underwater remotely operated vehicles (ROVs) are getting smaller, their communications cables have remained relatively fat and hefty. That may about to change, though, thanks to a new fishing-line-based fiber optic tether.
URI engineering professor produces smallest deep-sea system in the world that can provide a livestream video feed
A sample of fiber optic fishing line with the inner fiber optic core exposed, next to a United States dime for scale. The outer diameter of the fishing line is less than one millimeter. Photo courtesy of Brennan Phillips.
KINGSTON, R.I. – May 5, 2021 – The answers to many of life’s mysteries have been discovered far below the surface of the seas. However, getting to those depths has not been easy.
Thanks to a new fiber optic reel system invented by Brennan Phillips, an assistant professor of ocean engineering at the University of Rhode Island, deep-sea exploration is about to get much more affordable and accessible.