FIBER OPTIC TELEMETRY SYSTEMS

LARGE AREA ARRAYS WILL EMPLOY A VAST NUMBER OF ELEMENTS AND THIS REQUIRES THAT TELEMETRY SYSTEMS BE UPGRADED TO HANDLE THE INCREASE IN DATA TRANSMISSION AND PROCESSING REQUIREMENTS. THE NUMBER OF HULL PENETRATIONS TO REALIZE THE SUITABLE TELEMETRY REQUIREMENTS FOR INBOARD PROCESSING ALSO MUST BE KEPT TO A MINIMUM. THE PROPOSED SOLUTION IS TO EVALUATE THE USE OF A FIBER OPTIC TELEMETRY SYSTEM. THE PHASE I EFFORT WILL CONSIST OF TWO DIFFERENT SOLUTIONS, A TELEMETRY SYSTEM FOR CONVENTIONAL HYDROPHONES AND ONE FOR FIBER OPTIC HYDROPHONES. IN BOTH SOLUTIONS, PARAMETRIC AND TRADE-OFF STUDIES WILL BE PERFORMED TO EVALUATE WHICH SYSTEM WILL BE OPTIMAL FOR THE INDIVIDUAL APPLICATION. AFTER SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF PHASE I STUDIES, THE INFORMATION WILL BE TRANSITIONED TO A PHASE II EFFORT. THE PHASE II EFFORT WILL CONSIST OF BUILDING AND TESTING PROTOTYPE TELEMETRY SYSTEMS.