Super-fast optical lasers could replace radio transmitters in critical communications

 https://techxplore.com/news/2022-11-super-fast-optical-lasers-radio-transmitters.html

"fix upon a rapidly moving target in a turbulent environment, with an uninterrupted, high-speed signal... drone simulates rapidly moving target... higher altitude aircraft and ultimately a spacecraft, in low earth orbit... built, optical communications ground station... industry and governments alike, in applications as diverse as communications with spacecraft, meteorology, defense and disaster management