Li-Fi Technology

LiFi(Light Fidelity)
is a Visible Light
Communications system
transmitting wireless
internet communications
at very high speeds.

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 Contents
• Introduction
• History
• Present Scenario
• Working of Li-Fi
• Main Components
• Advantages
• Disadvantages
• Applications
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 Introduction
• LiFi is a wireless optical networking technology that uses light-emitting diodes
(LEDs) for data transmission.

• LiFi is designed to use LED light bulbs like those currently in use in many
energy-conscious homes and offices.

• However, LiFi bulbs are outfitted with a chip that modulates the light
imperceptibly for optical data transmission.

• A new method of delivering data, which uses the visible spectrum rather than
radio waves, has been tested in a working office. 

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 Introduction
• LiFi data is transmitted by the LED bulbs and received by photoreceptors.

• Li-fi can deliver internet access 100 times faster than traditional Wi-fi, offering
speeds of up to 1Gbp.

• Whereas Wi-Fi technology effects data transfer on radio waves, Li-Fi takes the
next revolutionary step in wireless evolution and embeds and transfers data in
visible light beams.

• Thereby allowing LiFi to take full advantage of the vastly greater light spectrum
bandwidth capacity that is provided by the light spectrum.

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 History
• Professor Harald Haas, from the University of
Edinburgh in the UK, is widely recognized as the
original founder of Li-Fi.
• He coined the term Li-Fi and is Chair of Mobile Communications at the
University of Edinburgh and co-founder of pure LiFi. Has promoted this
technology in his 2011 TED Global talk and helped start a company to market it.
• In October 2011, companies and industry groups formed the Li-Fi Consortium, to
promote high-speed optical wireless systems.
• The first Li-Fi smartphone prototype was presented at the Consumer Electronics
Show in Las Vegas from January 7–10 in 2014.
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 Present Scenario

6.8 billion +
1.4 millions +
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 Working of LiFi
• The LEDs can be switched on and off very quickly
which gives nice opportunity for data transfer in the
form of Binary code.

• Switching ON an LED is logical ‘1’,switching of an

LED is logical ‘0’.

• Hence it is possible to encode the data into the

LED’s by using a controller ,we just must vary at
which LED’s flicker depending on the data we want
to encode to give different strings of 0’s and 1’s.
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 Working of LiFi
• UK researches say that using a micro-LED light bulb they have achieved a data
transmission speed of 10Gbps using LI-FI.

• Data is captured in modulated light frequencies of a solid-sate LED light source

and is then transmitted and received by LiFi-enabled devices.

• A photosensitive detector demodulates the light frequency signal and converts it

back into an electronic data stream and – in so doing – allows for faster-than-ever,
more secure, bi-directional wireless communication

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 Main Components
• A high brightness white LED, Which act as a communication source.

• A silicon photodiode which shows good response to visible wavelength region

serving as the receiving element.

Transmitting elements Receiving elements

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Circuit Diagram

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Differences Between Technologies

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 Advantages
• Higher speeds than Wi-Fi.
• 10000 times the frequency spectrum of radio.
• More secure because data cannot be intercepted without a clear line of sight.
• Prevents piggybacking.
• Eliminates neighboring network interference.
• Unimpeded by radio interference.
• Does not create interference in sensitive electronics, making it better for use
in environments like hospitals and aircraft.

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 Disadvantages
• Light can't pass through objects.
• A major challenge facing Li-Fi is how the receiving device will transmit
back to transmitter.
• High installation cost of the VLC systems
• Interferences from external light sources like sun, light, normal bulbs,
opaque materials .

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 Applications
• RF Spectrum Relief • Underwater Communications
• Smart Lighting • Vehicles & Transportation
• Mobile Connectivity • RF Avoidance
• Hazardous Environments • Location Based Services (LBS)
• Hospital & Healthcare • Toys
• Aviation

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 Summary
By using Li-Fi in all the lights in and
around a building, the technology could
enable greater area of coverage than a
single Wi-Fi router. Drawbacks to the
technology include the need for a clear line
of sight, difficulties with mobility and the
requirement that lights stay on for
operation.

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 References
• http://whatis.techtarget.com/definition/LiFi
• http://www.dvice.com/archives/2012/08/lifi_ten_ways_i.php
• http://electronicsforu.com/electronicsforu
• http://purelifi.co.uk/what_is_li-fi/applicationsof_lifi/
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Li-Fi

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