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I'm talking about the laser communication satellites that NASA et al have launched into orbit, which are supposedly around 3-4 bits per photon. These are hitti
by jkelleyrtp 6y ago
I'm talking about the laser communication satellites that NASA et al have launched into orbit, which are supposedly around 3-4 bits per photon.
These are hitting upwards of 10Gbit speeds (not quite 44.2 Terabits) but still impressive nonetheless.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laser_communication_in_space https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laser_communication_in_space
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Optical_PAyload_for_Lasercomm_Science https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Optical_PAyload_for_Lasercomm_...