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This[1] article does a nice job of covering the subject, but in essence, laser-based communication between satellites has been done and it works pretty well. [
by ramidarigaz 10y ago
This[1] article does a nice job of covering the subject, but in essence, laser-based communication between satellites has been done and it works pretty well.
[1] http://www.osa-opn.org/home/articles/volume_27/may_2016/features/space-based_laser_communications_break_threshold/ http://www.osa-opn.org/home/articles/volume_27/may_2016/feat...
- elihu 10y agoOk, thanks. From that article it sounds like it's already been done in a number of contexts, but it's still in the "early adopter" stage and isn't really widely used yet.