NASA-Laserterminal verbessert die Sicht während der Artemis-II-Mission – NASA

When Orion was initially planned, optical communication was this experiments, novel technology. 25 (!) Years later, when this bloody spacecraft finally flew with people onboard, it is developed, boring technology. Psyche used it at far greater range, starlinks are using it commercially. 

Orion is overally an awkward design.  Its a bad fit for the mission it is going to be used for. I have a hard time thinking of a mission it would be a good fit for