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A system and method is disclosed for retrieving an untethered submarine tube-retrievable UUV in which the untethered submarine tube-retrievable UUV may be retrieved through the torpedo tube of a submarine. The untethered submarine tube-retrievable UUV has a capture cable extending therefrom with a t

A system and method is disclosed for retrieving an untethered submarine tube-retrievable UUV in which the untethered submarine tube-retrievable UUV may be retrieved through the torpedo tube of a submarine. The untethered submarine tube-retrievable UUV has a capture cable extending therefrom with a transducer to produce a homing signal. A tethered homing signal seeking UUV is guided toward the homing signal. Capture arms on the tethered homing signal seeking UUV engage the capture cable and guide the capture cable to one of several cable snagging eye-members. The winching cable is then winched back into the torpedo tube thereby drawing the untethered submarine tube-retrievable UUV into the torpedo tube.

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A system and method is disclosed for retrieving an untethered submarine tube-retrievable UUV in which the untethered submarine tube-retrievable UUV may be retrieved through the torpedo tube of a submarine. The untethered submarine tube-retrievable UUV has a capture cable extending therefrom with a t

A system and method is disclosed for retrieving an untethered submarine tube-retrievable UUV in which the untethered submarine tube-retrievable UUV may be retrieved through the torpedo tube of a submarine. The untethered submarine tube-retrievable UUV has a capture cable extending therefrom with a transducer to produce a homing signal. A tethered homing signal seeking UUV is guided toward the homing signal. Capture arms on the tethered homing signal seeking UUV engage the capture cable and guide the capture cable to one of several cable snagging eye-members. The winching cable is then winched back into the torpedo tube thereby drawing the untethered submarine tube-retrievable UUV into the torpedo tube. 2000. Lewis et al., "Low-Noise High GainDispersion Compensating Broadband Raman Amplifier," OFCC, vol. 1, pp. 5-7, Mar. 7-10, 2000. Roy et al., "48% Power Conversion Efficiency in a Single-Pump Gain-Shifted Thulium-Doped Fiber Amplifier," OFCC, vol. 4, pp. 17-22, Mar. 7-10, 2000. Fludger et al., "An Analysis of the Improvements in OSNR from Distributed Raman Amplifiers Using Modern Transmission Fibres," OFCC, vol. 4, pp. 100-102, Mar. 7-10, 2000. Nielsen et al., "3.28 Tb/s (82×40 Gb/s) transmission over 3 × 100 km nonzero-dispersion fiber using dual C-and L-band hybrid Raman/Erbium-doped inline amplifiers," OFCC 2000, pp. 1229-1231, Mar. 7-10, 2000. Koch et al., "Broadband gain flattened Raman Amplifier to extend operation in the third telecommunication window," OFC 2000, pp. 103-105, Mar. 7-10, 2000. Emori et al., "Cost-effective depolarized diode pump unit designed for C-band flat-gain Raman amplifiers to control EDFA gain profile," OFC 2000-1, pp. 106-108, Mar. 7-10, 2000. Provino et al., "Broadband and Nearly Flat Parametric Gain in Single-Mode Fibers," Lasers and Electro-Optics Europe, p. 1, Sep. 10-15, 2000. Rini et al., "Numerical Modeling and Optimization of Cascaded CW Raman Fiber Lasers," IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics, vol. 36, No. 10, pp. 1117-1122, Oct. 2000. Aso et al., "Recent Advances in Ultra-Broadband Fiberoptics Wavelength Converters," Lasers and Electro-Optics Society 2000 Annual Meeting, vol. 2, pp. 683-684, Nov. 13-16, 2000. Seo et al., "Compensation of Raman-Induced Crosstalk Using a Lumped Germanosilicate Fiber Raman Amplifier in the 1.571-1.591-μm Region," IEEE Photonics Technology Letters, vol. 13, No. 1, pp. 28-30, Jan. 2001. Fludger et a