News Physics Here’s how to make a fiber-optic cable out of air using a laser Air-based 'waveguides' could help with remote sensing as well as laser beam weapons Specially tailored laser beams can create a channel in the air through which light can efficiently travel, creating something akin to a fiber optic cable made of air. Михаил Руденко/iStock/Getty Images Plus Share this:EmailFacebookTwitterPinterestPocketRedditPrint By James R. Riordon January 9, 2023 at 7:00 am Tubular laser beams can create what amount to fiber-optic cables made of thin air, researchers report in a study to appear in Physical Review X.