As the data, intelligence, and information become a larger part of the battlefield, soldiers are relying more on helmet mounted displays (HMD) in order to provide a method to not only keep critical data within easy reach, but to also stay as covert as possible by eliminating the screen glare from a laptop. Soldiers from all areas are beginning to use HMDs, including the Nett (Land) Warrior program and various crewmen of vehicles. However, there is a large drawback to the systems that needs significant remediation. Current HMD and headsets require cables to be routed from the soldierÂ’s body worn or vehicle mounted systems to the devices on their helmets and heads. TPL is offering to provide an optical communication solution allowing very high speed Personal Area Network (PAN) connecting the HMD to the rest of the gear, including radios, computer and other comm equipment.
Keywords: Optical Communications, Wireless Pan, High Speed Network
