Deepwater High-Load Hybrid Fiber Optic Cable
Deepwater High-Load Hybrid Fiber Optic Cable brings 4 selectable construction options together for deepwater-equipment, ROV and offshore-system engineering teams. Compare the complete signal, electrical and mechanical requirement before choosing a configuration.
- Selection focus: compare high-load electro-optical constructions for deepwater equipment, ROV and offshore systems
- Available configurations: 4
- Mechanical inputs: cable length, working load, drum, sheave, routing and deployment cycle
- Quotation inputs: services, environment, termination, quantity and required inspection documents
Deepwater High-Load Hybrid Fiber Optic Cable selection overview
The Deepwater High-Load Hybrid Fiber Optic Cable gives deepwater-equipment, ROV and offshore-system engineering teams one clear route for comparing 4 available constructions. It is designed to compare high-load electro-optical constructions for deepwater equipment, ROV and offshore systems. Keeping the options in one product group makes it easier to compare signal architecture, conductor or fibre content, armour, diameter, mechanical load and bend geometry without switching between separate product pages.
Selection starts with the equipment interface: define voltage and current, signal type and frequency, coaxial impedance and allowable attenuation, or fibre type, count and wavelength as applicable. Then define whether the cable will be static, suspended, reeled, towed or repeatedly deployed. Cable length, working load, breaking-load criterion, drum and sheave dimensions, temperature, water environment, abrasion, buoyancy and the connector or moulded termination must be reviewed as one system.
- Compare: construction, transmission values, outside diameter, load and bend data shown for each option.
- Confirm: the complete service combination and the operating values that apply at the required cable length.
- Specify: inspection stages, test methods, acceptance values, marking and documentation in the quotation.
Use the related subsea and marine cable selection page for the wider application route, or send your equipment and deployment requirements for an engineering review.
Deepwater High-Load Hybrid Fiber Optic Cable construction options
Compare the complete layer sequence for each option. Conductor or fibre elements, insulation, screening, fillers, bedding, strength members, armour and outer sheath are selected together to suit the transmission and deployment duty.| Configuration | Construction |
|---|---|
| Triple-armoured three-fiber power configuration | 3 × 11 AWG + 3 × FIMT single-mode fibers; silicone waterblocking; three armour layers |
| Four fibers plus four 4.00 mm² power cores | 4 × 4.00 mm² + 4 × 9/125 fibers in stainless-steel tube; waterblocking; stainless-steel armour |
| Six-fiber multi-power and signal configuration | 6 × 9/125 fibers + 0.50/1.00/4.00 mm² circuits and screened pairs; waterblocking; contra-helical armour |
| Six-fiber 1000 m reference configuration | 6 × 9/125 fibers + multiple 18/20 AWG circuits; screened; PUR; galvanized steel armour |
Construction selection
Armour material and lay, sheath material, waterblocking, screening and fibre protection are matched to corrosion exposure, abrasion, repeated bending, handling load and termination design. The armour anchoring and connector or moulded transition are reviewed with the cable because they control how load and water sealing are transferred into the equipment.Applications for Deepwater High-Load Hybrid Fiber Optic Cable
This product group supports deepwater-equipment, ROV and offshore-system engineering teams where transmission performance and mechanical deployment duty must be selected together.- Deepwater equipment, ROV and offshore systems requiring combined electrical and optical services with high mechanical load capacity.
- Winch, tether-management or suspended routes only after working load, bend geometry, length, termination and project test plan are defined.
- A stated depth applies only to the exact referenced configuration and compatible termination system; it cannot be transferred across variants.
Information needed for selection
Provide the equipment, cable length, service voltages or signals, load criterion, winch and sheave dimensions, deployment method, water environment, temperature, buoyancy target, connector or moulding interface and required inspection documents.Deepwater High-Load Hybrid Fiber Optic Cable specifications
Use the stated values to compare complete configuration options. Empty properties are omitted instead of being estimated, and each numerical value stays with the construction under which it is listed.Triple-armoured three-fiber power configuration
| Construction | 3 × 11 AWG + 3 × FIMT single-mode fibers; silicone waterblocking; three armour layers |
|---|---|
| Voltage / test value | 2800 Vdc |
| Optical attenuation | 0.70 dB/km @ 1310 and 1550 nm |
| Outside diameter | 17.35 mm |
| Breaking load | 205 kN |
| Working load | 55 kN |
| Dynamic bend radius | 350 mm |
| Temperature | -30 to +80°C |
Four fibers plus four 4.00 mm² power cores
| Construction | 4 × 4.00 mm² + 4 × 9/125 fibers in stainless-steel tube; waterblocking; stainless-steel armour |
|---|---|
| Voltage / test value | 0.6/1 kV |
| Optical attenuation | < 1.0 dB/km @ 1310 and 1550 nm |
| Outside diameter | 22.40 mm |
| Breaking load | 205 kN |
| Working load | 51 kN |
| Static bend radius | 335 mm |
| Dynamic bend radius | 460 mm |
| Temperature | -30 to +80°C |
Six-fiber multi-power and signal configuration
| Construction | 6 × 9/125 fibers + 0.50/1.00/4.00 mm² circuits and screened pairs; waterblocking; contra-helical armour |
|---|---|
| Voltage / test value | 380 Vac / 440 Vac / 1000 Vac by circuit |
| Optical attenuation | < 1.0 dB/km @ 1310 and 1550 nm |
| Outside diameter | 26.80 mm |
| Breaking load | 280 kN |
| Working load | 70 kN |
| Static bend radius | 265 mm |
| Dynamic bend radius | 530 mm |
| Temperature | -20 to +70°C |
Six-fiber 1000 m reference configuration
| Construction | 6 × 9/125 fibers + multiple 18/20 AWG circuits; screened; PUR; galvanized steel armour |
|---|---|
| Voltage / test value | 600 Vac; 1500 Vdc withstand × 1 min |
| Optical attenuation | < 1.0 dB/km @ 1310 and 1550 nm |
| Outside diameter | 18.80 mm |
| Breaking load | 150 kN |
| Working load | 37.5 kN |
| Static bend radius | 190 mm |
| Dynamic bend radius | 380 mm |
| Temperature | -40 to +90°C |
| Depth | Up to 1000 m |
Using the values
Breaking load is not the normal operating load. Bend values must match drums, sheaves, guides and connector exits. A voltage entry that includes a duration is a dielectric test value rather than a continuous rated voltage. Confirm the applicable operating and acceptance values in the quotation.Standards and test references
The applicable references are selected for the confirmed cable construction and project duty. They provide a framework for engineering and inspection rather than a one-size-fits-all cable designation.- IEC 60794-1-2:2021: General guidance for optical-fibre cable tests, including cables that combine optical fibres and electrical conductors.
- IEC 60794-1-21 / IEC 60794-1-22: Mechanical and environmental test-method families for optical and hybrid optical cables.
- IEC 60793-2-50 and ITU-T G.652: Single-mode optical-fibre characteristics when G.652-type fibre is specified.
- Project test plan: Defines optical wavelengths, attenuation method, tensile load, bending, temperature, water exposure, electrical checks and termination acceptance.
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