The actual paper is behind the Nature paywall but this development is pretty important. Modulating a white laser would make it much easier to pick up a reliable signal, imagine an AM radio transmitter that transmitted on every frequency of the AM band, even the crappiest tuner would give you a clear signal.
Given that it makes it an excellent candidate for intra-satellite communications. Imagine satellite clusters which can effectively be very large aperture sensors if they know their exact relationship to each other and can communicate with picosecond accuracy. Very cool.
Given that it makes it an excellent candidate for intra-satellite communications. Imagine satellite clusters which can effectively be very large aperture sensors if they know their exact relationship to each other and can communicate with picosecond accuracy. Very cool.