Disambiguation evidence for photophone via surface form

"Photophone"


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Predicate Object
alsoKnownAs radiophone using light (historical description)
category historical communication technology
communicationPrinciple modulation of light intensity by sound
demonstratedBy Alexander Graham Bell
demonstrationLocation Washington, D.C.
demonstrationYear 1880
era late 19th century
field electrical engineering
field optics
field telecommunications
historicalSignificance early example of optical wireless communication
historicalSignificance first device to achieve wireless voice communication via light
inspired later optical communication research
instanceOf invention
instanceOf optical communication device
instanceOf telecommunications device
inventedBy Alexander Graham Bell
inventedBy Charles Sumner Tainter
inventionYear 1880
inventorAffiliation Bell Telephone Company
inventorAffiliation Volta Laboratory
limitation requirement for line-of-sight
limitation sensitivity to atmospheric disturbances
limitation sensitivity to weather conditions
modulatorType thin reflective diaphragm
modulatorType vibrating mirror
operatingRange several hundred meters
outputConversion electrical signal to sound
outputConversion light to electrical signal
patentFiledBy Alexander Graham Bell
patentFiledBy Charles Sumner Tainter NERFINISHED
patentFiledIn United States of America
surface form: United States
patentFiledYear 1880
powerSource artificial light
powerSource sunlight
precursorTo fiber-optic communication
precursorTo optical telecommunication systems
receiverMaterial selenium
receiverType photoelectric cell
receiverType selenium cell
relatedTo fiber-optic cable
relatedTo free-space optical communication
relatedTo telephone
signalCarrier visible light
transmissionType wireless
transmits sound
transmits voice
usesMedium light beam