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Directed/Twisted Photon Channel by EM coil induction

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TEDucationJAK

Electrical
Sep 2, 2016
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I read about a recent innovation in radio transmission where a dense vortex of combined radio waves carries more data ( I want to know if something analogous is possible with photons sourced from a high-luminescense LED bulb setup (for efficiency's sake) to challenge current light-directing LASER tech.

Can a beam of (white/RGB) light from an photon source similar to a 14W LED bulb, be channelled into a directed, or twisted and directed beam using electric/magnetic fileds in the form of cylindrical inducation coil (or something of higher manipulated shape).

A potential setup:

An LED bulb produced a flat, (forward facing beam w/ 1.5cm radius), which is coupled with a cylindrical, internally reflective vaccum tube (cylinder or shape w/ final radius < initial r, once smoothly transitioned), which is surrounded by an organized coil structure (if not homogenous then with areas of denser coiling to produce a twisted 'riffling'), and finally insulated to keep the produced radiation directed at the photons travelling through the vaccum.

Concerning questions:

-Can EM induction direct photons
-What type of EM might work, E, M, or EM fields
-How powerful might the induciton coil need to be
-What effect does the frequency of the wave, or color/type have on results

Reminders in a hypothetical siuation:

-If the photons are actually channelled, minimal reflection/light misdirection on the internal casing will occur
-How does the choice of LED and the related amount of photon output affect results
-What is the most efffective casing/coupling fixture shape
-How does the strength of the vacuum, or absence of one affect results
-Energy is concerved, -_- . A strong 'beam' might be the result of an even stronger EM induction unit
 
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