| CPC H04B 10/112 (2013.01) [H04B 10/503 (2013.01)] | 14 Claims |

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1. A free space optics system, comprising:
a transmitter for generating an orbital angular mode (OAM) laser signal; and
a receiver comprising:
a beam splitter for receiving the OAM laser signal;
a charge coupled device (CCD) camera for receiving the OAM laser signal from the beam splitter and imaging the OAM laser signal; and
a computing device in communication with the CCD camera, wherein the computing device is configured to determine a power of the OAM laser signal from images taken by the CCD camera to detect interception of the OAM laser signal.
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