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Light-encoded data weathers real-world atmospheric turbulence in new demo

Light-encoded data weathers real-world atmospheric turbulence in new demo

Researchers from the University of the Witwatersrand and the University of Bordeaux showed that information encoded in a light beam can remain readable despite real atmospheric distortions. The advance could bolster free-space optical links by reducing the need for corrective optics.

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Information encoded in a beam of light can survive real-world atmospheric turbulence