A trusted supplier to the military since 2002
Linden Photonics, Inc. has been a trusted supplier of custom cables to the military and defense industries since 2002. We strive to be at the forefront of technology, specializing in innovative, high performance yet cost-effective solutions for DoD and commercial customers. Our objective is to be a strategic partner to agencies of the Department of Defense, their prime contractors and advanced technology firms.
Linden’s STFOC™ (Strong Tether Fiber Optic Cable) is available for a variety of underwater uses from munitions tethers to ROV controls to littoral water sensing. STFOC was originally developed under Navy contract as a fiber optic torpedo tether replacement for existing copper tether in 2005 and is being used worldwide by several navies.
Our precision-wound optical fiber packs are designed for critical applications such as submarine-launched buoys, underwater munitions and terrestrial robots, providing two-way, high-bandwidth communications. Standard spools use STFOC or Buoyant STFOC for slow, low tension payout or high-speed rapid payout. Fiber pays out from the inside of the spool, so the spool remains stationary during deployment. Linden has delivered packs 30 km in length.
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Cables engineers specify here
A starting point — most projects end up with a configured or custom variant.
STFOC
Where it all began. Patented LCP-jacketed cable for munitions tethers, ROV controls and littoral sensing, with a Non-Kink design that prevents hockling and continuous lengths up to 50 km.
Precision wound spools
Fiber packs for subsea munitions and fly-by-fiber drones: a secure, non-jammable two-way link, with packs delivered up to 30 km long.
Buoyant cable
From the thinnest 290 μm cable to 13 mm+ designs with multi-ton break strength, with precise density control for positive, neutral or negative buoyancy.
Other markets
Where else Linden cables work
Have an application in mind?
Tell us what the cable has to do — the environment, the load, the length — and our engineers will recommend a catalog cable or design one for you. Short runs from 300 m.