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On the satellite side, a compact optical terminal transmits the data downlink as a focused laser beam, typically at a wavelength around 1550 nanometers.—Tejasri Gururaj, Interesting Engineering, 30 Mar. 2026 Sophie is a laser beam of drive and dedication.—Heide Janssen, Oc Register, 15 Mar. 2026 And rather than writing one data dot at a time, the scientists developed a system that splits the laser beam to write many dots simultaneously.—New Atlas, 21 Feb. 2026 The researchers focused a laser beam on a point within glass to modify its optical properties and encode data as voxels, the 3D equivalent of pixels.—IEEE Spectrum, 18 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for laser beam