Transmitting Data From Space to Earth (IMAGE)

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Transmitting Data From Space to Earth

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A laser filament - created by the interaction between a pulsed laser and the plasma sphere it creates - will make it possible to send optical data to satellites through atmospheric interference.

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Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

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