UNIVERSITY OF RAPARIN

COLLEGE OF EDUCATION
ENGLISH LANGUAGE DEPARTMENT
2021-2022

Li-Fi
Prepared by
Alan Sleman
Jegr Saeed
Mahsum Muhamad
Rega Mofaq
Farhang Omer
Supervisor by
M .Peshraw
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CONTENT
• Introducion
• History
• How does LiFi work ?
• Real Time Usage of Li-Fi
• Applications Areas
• Advantages
• Disadvantages

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 Introducion
• The world might eventually have to shift its
reliance on Wi-Fi to Li-Fi, an alternative
technology that scientists say can reach speeds
of 1 Gbps in real-world use 100 times faster
than average Wi-Fi speeds.
• Li-Fi transmits data using LED lights, which
flicker on and off within nanoseconds,
imperceptible to the human eye. It was invented
in 2011, and in the lab, has been able to reach a
mindblowing 224 Gbps

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 History
⬡ Professor Harald Haas, Chair of Mobile Communications at the
University of Edinburgh is considered to be the founder of the
LiFi technology. He coined the term LiFi which stands for light
fidelity when he promoted this technology in his 2011 TED
Global talk and helped start a company to market it. According
to this TED talk, light fidelity can be applied in traffic control
systems using a car’s headlights or in chemical manufacturing
plants where radio frequency is too dangerous and could cause
antenna sparks. LiFi will bring internet access in places that
RF’s cannot reach!
⬡ The company Haas co-founded is called pureLiFi formerly
pureVLC is an equipment manufacturer firm set up to
commercialize LiFi products for integration with existing LED-
lighting systems.

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 How does Li-Fi work?

When an electrical current is applied to a

LED light bulb a stream of light (photons) is
emitted from the bulb. LED bulbs are
semiconductor devices, which means that the
brightness of the light flowing through them
can be changed at extremely high speeds.
This allows us to send a signal by modulating
the light at different rates. The signal can then
be received by a detector which interprets the
changes in light intensity (the signal) as data.

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 How does Li-Fi work?
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Real Time Usage of Li-Fi

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Applications Areas
LiFi Used in airlines, undersea explorations, operation theaters in
the hospitals, office and home premises for data transfer and internet
browsing

Airlines
Undersea explorations

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Advantages
Speed: Perhaps the biggest selling
point of LiFi technology is that it is
able to transmit data at far greater
speeds than WiFi. During lab tests,
researchers were able to reach
bidirectional transfer speeds of 224
gigabits per second.
Security :Signals emitted
by LiFi as well as the data
transmitted through it
remain confined within the
space.
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 Disadvantages
⬡ Infrastructure: Theoretically speaking, deploying LiFi systems are inexpensive
because they only make use of LED lamps. In reality, the installation of LiFi
systems can become expensive due to the lack of infrastructure. Additionally,
due to its limited range, several LiFi routers will need to be installed for greater
connectivity. This means incurring additional purchase and installation costs. In
contrast, a small home will only require a single WiFi router.
⬡ Limitations: LiFi offers a limited range. While this may prove useful for
security, it also creates disadvantages. Physical barriers limit its operational
scope. In order to increase its scope, lamps or bulbs must be strategically
placed in various rooms. In contrast, a single WiFi router has a wider, longer
range, making them an ideal selection for public networks.

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 References

• https://lifi.co/
• https://www.lifitn.com/

Thanks!
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