The LINDEN-SPE-7107-8 Hybrid (-049) Buoyant Hybrid Cable is a rugged underwater hybrid cable designed to combine optical signal transmission and electrical conductors in a single compact cable package. It is suitable for subsea systems that require both high-speed data communication and low-voltage electrical power or control lines through one flexible buoyant tether.

Linden Photonics’ buoyant cable designs are commonly used for underwater applications such as ROV control, underwater sensing, munitions tethers, subsea cameras, and littoral water monitoring, where lightweight handling, flexibility, and reliable signal performance are important.

Product Overview

The SPE-7107-8 Hybrid (-049) is part of Linden’s buoyant hybrid cable family. The cable is engineered for applications where a system needs fiber optic communication plus copper conductors without using separate cables. By combining both functions into one cable, it helps reduce deployment complexity, cable drag, handling weight, and connection points.

This type of hybrid construction is especially useful in underwater and harsh-environment equipment where space, weight, and reliability are critical. Hybrid fiber/copper cables are widely used where devices need both power and data transmission in the same cable assembly.

Key Features

• Hybrid fiber and copper design
• Buoyant construction for underwater use
• Designed for signal, control, and power integration
• Lightweight and flexible compared with conventional heavy underwater cables
• Suitable for dynamic deployment and retrieval
• Rugged jacket construction for subsea handling
• Helps reduce the need for multiple separate cable runs
• Can support custom cable requirements for size, strength, weight, and electrical layout

Linden’s specialty cable capability includes compact rugged designs, custom sizes, different insulation options, working-load designs, and specialty copper configurations for demanding environments.

Typical Construction

The exact datasheet values should be confirmed from Linden Photonics, but a product page can describe the construction like this:

• Optical elements: Singlemode fiber elements for high-speed data transmission
• Electrical elements: Copper conductors for power, signal, or control circuits
• Cable type: Hybrid buoyant underwater cable
• Outer jacket: Rugged buoyant protective jacket
• Design intent: Lightweight subsea cable with combined optical and electrical functionality
• Application environment: Underwater, subsea, marine, defense, oceanographic, and robotic systems

Applications

The LINDEN-SPE-7107-8 Hybrid (-049) is suitable for:

• Remotely operated vehicle tether systems
• Underwater camera and sensor systems
• Littoral-zone monitoring systems
• Marine research equipment
• Subsea robotics
• Defense and naval tethered systems
• Oceanographic data acquisition
• Powered fiber optic underwater devices
• Compact subsea communication and control links