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Alexander Graham Bell transmitted sound via a beam of sunlight in using a photophone , a sort of solar-powered wireless telephone. In the past several decades, a number of researchers have looked at using visible light to transmit data. When Haas first started looking at alternative wireless systems, LED bulbs were becoming more widespread in homes, thanks to their energy savings over traditional incandescent bulbs. LED bulbs are controlled by a driver, which can rapidly dim the light or turn it on or off.

Eventually, they created a working transmitter and receiver system with the lamp and a solar panel. Fittingly, their research was done in a University of Edinburgh building named after Alexander Graham Bell, who was born in Scotland.