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free-space optical communication

communication using light sent through free space
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free-space optical communication

Summary

free-space optical communication ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (127 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • free-space optical communication is a type of optical communication[2].
  • free-space optical communication is a type of technology[3].
  • free-space optical communication is a type of space instrument[4].
  • free-space optical communication's Commons category is recorded as Free-space optical communication[5].
  • free-space optical communication's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Free-space optical communication[6].

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Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include optical communication[2], technology[3], and space instrument[4].

Why It Matters

free-space optical communication ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (127 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[7] It is known by 36 alternative names across languages and contexts.[8]

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Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [7] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4w ago · JhealdBatch bot · 2026-06-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Topic's main category → Category:Free-space optical communication
    Aliases → —
    Subclass of → —
    On focus list of wikimedia project → Q140249898
    + 1 other property edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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