A few LEDs prevent the laser from receiving too much power, and a solar cell at the receiving ... around if you want to try to increase the communication distance, and there are surprisingly ...

Right now a massive solar flare is about to pass the earth causing disruptions to telecommunications all across the globe. Video courtesy of Fox News.

The Sun emitted the strongest solar flare in seven years Thursday ... strong degradation or signal loss for high-frequency communication bands over much of the sunlit side of Earth.