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Datlight Will Demonstrate Latest Developments of LiFi Technology at The Upcoming Transfiere 2023 at The the Trade Fair and Congress Centre of Málaga (FYCMA)

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Datlight Will Demonstrate Latest Developments of LiFi Technology at The Upcoming Transfiere 2023 at The the Trade Fair and Congress Centre of Málaga (FYCMA)

Credit to Datlight

DATLIGHT


Datlight, a company based in Málaga TechPark, will demonstrate some latest developments of LiFi technology at the upcoming Foro Transfiere on the 15th, 16th and 17th February 2023.

The Málaga-based company Datlight is a benchmark in LIFI technology research in the development of solutions in the underwater, military and health and hospital fields, as well as continuing to carry out its R&D in the field of connected cars and eMobility.

According to their website, DATLIGHT is a Deep Tech company that is dedicated to LIFI SOLUTIONS & I+D LABORATORY, research, innovation and application of Technologies that allow the transmission of data through LIGHT, VLC / LIFI (Visual Light Communications / Light Fidelity) and in special to the development of connectivity solutions based on them. The company is part of an initial multidisciplinary driving group of highly experienced partners and collaborators, most of whom are integrated into the corporate structure made up of Engineers, Economists, Computer Scientists, Business Managers and Marketing Specialists.

DATLIGHT's basic strategy for its business development is research and the promotion of cooperation with entities and companies, both public and private, that allow the creation and development of connectivity solutions based on the application of LiFi /VLC Technology and its use.

The company was established at the end of 2017.

Article source: https://www.pta.es/en/noticias/lifi-technology-takes-off-and-presents-the-latest-developments-at-transfiere-with-datlight/



Li-Fi Conference 2022

The Li-Fi Conference 2022 Edition was a great success. Li Fi Tech News will very soon write articles on the topics treated at the Conference.

What is LiFi?

LiFi, also known as "Light Fidelity" is a wireless optical networking technology, which uses light-emitting diodes (LEDs) to transmit data. In 2011, professor Harald Haas made a LiFi demonstration at the TED (Technology, Entertainment, Design) Global Talk on Visible Light Communication (VLC).

VLC uses light as a medium to deliver high-speed communication like Wi-Fi and complies with the IEEE standard IEEE 802.15.7. The IEEE 802.15.7 is a high-speed, bidirectional, and fully networked wireless communication technology-based standard similar to Wi-Fi's IEEE 802.11.

How does LiFi work?

LiFi is a high speed, bidirectional, and fully networked wireless communication of data using light. LiFi constitutes of several light bulbs that form a wireless network.

When an electrical current goes through to a LED light bulb, a stream of light (photons) emits from the lamp. LED bulbs are semiconductor devices, which means that the brightness of the light flowing through them can change at extremely high speeds. The signal is sent by modulating the light at different rates. The signal can then be received by a detector that interprets the changes in light intensity (the signal) as data. Also when the LED is ON, you transmit a digital 1, and when it is OFF, you transmit a 0.

LiFi Benefits

The primary benefits of LiFi are as follows:

• Security: Provides entirely secure access. Where there is no light there is no data.

• Safety: Does not produce electromagnetic radiation and does not interfere with existing electronic systems.

• Localisation: Allows localisation due to the small coverage area of LiFi access point - localisation can be used for very precise asset tracking.

• Data density: Provides ubiquitous high-speed wireless access that offers substantially greater data density (data rate per unit area) than RF through high bandwidth reuse.

Credit to Oledcomm

LiFi Applications

LiFi can be used for so many applications and the list is increasing every year. You can read our updated list of Li-Fi applications at the following link:

https://www.lifitn.com/blog/2021/2/13/top-30-li-fi-applications-updated-list-including-potential-applications

Credit to pureLiFi




LiFi Systems Reviews by LiFi Tech News


OLEDCOMM LIFIMAX KIT REVIEW - ONE YEAR IN

We reviewed the LiFiMax kit produced by the leading French LiFi company Oledcomm. We bought this LiFi kit system at the end of 2020. After over a year of use, we decided to write a review of this LiFi system. We looked briefly at the profile of Oledcomm, a brief history of the LiFiMax system, the Kit box contents, some testing and performance results of this LiFi system, the customer experience and our own verdict (the good and the bad points) of the LiFiMax kit.

You can read the review on this link:

https://www.lifitn.com/blog/lifimaxreview



SIGNIFY TRULIFI 6002.1 STARTER KIT SYSTEM REVIEW


We also reviewed the Trulifi 6002.1 starter kit produced by Signify, the world leader in lighting for professionals, consumers and lighting for the Internet of Things. We got this LiFi kit system with the help of PCDSI and Signify around August 2021. In a similar fashion done with our previous review of the LiFiMax kit a few months ago, we will look briefly at the profile of Signify, a brief history of the Trulifi 6002.1 kit, the Kit box contents, some testing and performance results of this LiFi system, the customer experience and our own verdict (the good points and the bad points) of the Trulifi 6002.1 kit.

You can read the review on this link:

https://www.lifitn.com/blog/trulifi6002review




In conclusion, if you are also interested to hear more information about the OWNII Coin or enquire about LiFi devices such as the LiFiMax and Trulifi, you can contact us through our chatbot or by sending an email through our contact us form. If you enjoyed this post and would like to hear more updates about LiFi technology, subscribe to our newsletter. Don’t forget to subscribe to our social media accounts. You can also join our Telegram group about LiFi technology on this link:

https://t.me/joinchat/FMzOmsEKyJFrU6Af







TriCIS Announced A New Technology Solutions Partnership Agreement With Signify

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TriCIS Announced A New Technology Solutions Partnership Agreement With Signify

TriCIS Partnership With Signify


From a release statement on their website, TriCIS ltd. has announced a brand-new partnership agreement with Signify, to become their Trulifi technology solutions partner in the UK.

With the threat of data violation through cyber-attacks growing at an alarming pace, developing world class solutions to keep classified and sensitive information safe and secure when working in remote or hostile environments is now one of the highest priorities for organisations across the globe. The aim of TriCIS is to protect the security, independence, and interests of our Government, MOD and NATO allied partners by developing highly secure remote working solutions.

Their technology solutions partnership agreement with Signify allows us to design and engineer products that deliver on our aim. Their first collaborative project will see us integrate Trulifi by Signify into the TriCIS’ Tectus solution. Tectus is a scalable remote working solution that delivers high levels of data assurance both at rest, and in transit, in any working environments and allows users to work anywhere in the world, at secret, within 15 minutes.

Trulifi by Signify delivers fast, stable, and secure broadband connectivity through light waves, creating the perfect solution in locations and scenarios where standard WiFi or 4G and 5G cannot be accessed or used for security reasons.

Antony Summerfield, CEO of TRICIS says, “As the world becomes a more challenging environment to work in, SME’s such as TriCIS are called upon to deliver highly secure working solutions at pace that prioritise the end user’s security and protects the infrastructure of organisations across the globe. By partnering with Signify, and expanding our ecosystem of product and engineering partners, we can design, engineer, and manufacture world class solutions.”

Mark Gunther, Global segment leader Public at Signify says, “with their long-lasting experience in the governmental domain, TriCis is the ideal partner to further broaden access to Trulifi, and enable safe, reliable and secure wireless broadband connectivity.”

Through this agreement, we have been able to expand our partnership ecosystem between TriCIS, Signify and Centreprise, enabling us to list the full range of Signify’s Trulifi products on the Contract, Purchasing and Finance (CP&F) and Defence Sourcing Portal.

Lee Hannaford, Director of Capability Development at TriCIS says, “We are extremely excited to be collaborating with Signify and look forward to introducing their LiFi technology as part of the wider Tectus range to the industry throughout 2023 and beyond. “

For more information, contact Lee by emailing leehannaford@tricis.co.uk

SIGNIFY

Signify is the new brand name of Philips Lighting. The name change occurred in March 2018 to represent the transformation from an analogue lighting company into digital lighting and Internet of Things (IoT) company. Signify is the world leader in lighting for professionals, consumers and lighting for the Internet of Things. The company provides lighting solutions for professional segments such as automotive, healthcare, horticulture, office, outdoor, phototherapy, petrol stations, solar, purification, schools, fashion, cinema, and more. These lighting solutions include indoor and outdoor luminaires, lamps, electronics, lighting controls, lighting control software, IoT systems and platforms.

Article source: https://tricis.co.uk/2023/02/07/tricis-sign-new-technology-solutions-partnership-agreement-with-signify/



Li-Fi Conference 2022

The Li-Fi Conference 2022 Edition was a great success. Li Fi Tech News will very soon write articles on the topics treated at the Conference.

What is LiFi?

LiFi, also known as "Light Fidelity" is a wireless optical networking technology, which uses light-emitting diodes (LEDs) to transmit data. In 2011, professor Harald Haas made a LiFi demonstration at the TED (Technology, Entertainment, Design) Global Talk on Visible Light Communication (VLC).

VLC uses light as a medium to deliver high-speed communication like Wi-Fi and complies with the IEEE standard IEEE 802.15.7. The IEEE 802.15.7 is a high-speed, bidirectional, and fully networked wireless communication technology-based standard similar to Wi-Fi's IEEE 802.11.

How does LiFi work?

LiFi is a high speed, bidirectional, and fully networked wireless communication of data using light. LiFi constitutes of several light bulbs that form a wireless network.

When an electrical current goes through to a LED light bulb, a stream of light (photons) emits from the lamp. LED bulbs are semiconductor devices, which means that the brightness of the light flowing through them can change at extremely high speeds. The signal is sent by modulating the light at different rates. The signal can then be received by a detector that interprets the changes in light intensity (the signal) as data. Also when the LED is ON, you transmit a digital 1, and when it is OFF, you transmit a 0.

LiFi Benefits

The primary benefits of LiFi are as follows:

• Security: Provides entirely secure access. Where there is no light there is no data.

• Safety: Does not produce electromagnetic radiation and does not interfere with existing electronic systems.

• Localisation: Allows localisation due to the small coverage area of LiFi access point - localisation can be used for very precise asset tracking.

• Data density: Provides ubiquitous high-speed wireless access that offers substantially greater data density (data rate per unit area) than RF through high bandwidth reuse.

Credit to Oledcomm

LiFi Applications

LiFi can be used for so many applications and the list is increasing every year. You can read our updated list of Li-Fi applications at the following link:

https://www.lifitn.com/blog/2021/2/13/top-30-li-fi-applications-updated-list-including-potential-applications

Credit to pureLiFi




LiFi Systems Reviews by LiFi Tech News


OLEDCOMM LIFIMAX KIT REVIEW - ONE YEAR IN

We reviewed the LiFiMax kit produced by the leading French LiFi company Oledcomm. We bought this LiFi kit system at the end of 2020. After over a year of use, we decided to write a review of this LiFi system. We looked briefly at the profile of Oledcomm, a brief history of the LiFiMax system, the Kit box contents, some testing and performance results of this LiFi system, the customer experience and our own verdict (the good and the bad points) of the LiFiMax kit.

You can read the review on this link:

https://www.lifitn.com/blog/lifimaxreview



SIGNIFY TRULIFI 6002.1 STARTER KIT SYSTEM REVIEW


We also reviewed the Trulifi 6002.1 starter kit produced by Signify, the world leader in lighting for professionals, consumers and lighting for the Internet of Things. We got this LiFi kit system with the help of PCDSI and Signify around August 2021. In a similar fashion done with our previous review of the LiFiMax kit a few months ago, we will look briefly at the profile of Signify, a brief history of the Trulifi 6002.1 kit, the Kit box contents, some testing and performance results of this LiFi system, the customer experience and our own verdict (the good points and the bad points) of the Trulifi 6002.1 kit.

You can read the review on this link:

https://www.lifitn.com/blog/trulifi6002review




In conclusion, if you are also interested to hear more information about the OWNII Coin or enquire about LiFi devices such as the LiFiMax and Trulifi, you can contact us through our chatbot or by sending an email through our contact us form. If you enjoyed this post and would like to hear more updates about LiFi technology, subscribe to our newsletter. Don’t forget to subscribe to our social media accounts. You can also join our Telegram group about LiFi technology on this link:

https://t.me/joinchat/FMzOmsEKyJFrU6Af







KYOCERA SLD Laser Won The 2023 PRISM Award in The Category of Lasers For Their LaserLight LiFi

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KYOCERA SLD Laser Won The 2023 PRISM Award in The Category of Lasers For Their LaserLight LiFi

KYOCERA SLD AT The SPIE Photonics West Exhibition

Photo credit to KYOCERA SLD LASER



KYOCERA SLD Laser, Inc. (KSLD), a world leader in the commercialisation of laser light sources, has been awarded an award at the SPIE Photonics West Exhibition 2023. KSLD demonstrated their DataLightTM high-speed LiFi communication system, a 2023 Prism Award finalist, as well as its new innovations in high-efficiency laser diodes for AR/VR applications and efficient optical power transfer technology.

Yesterday, SPIE, the international society for optics and photonics, recognized the top-rated new optics and photonics products with the industry-focused Prism Awards.

Every year, the SPIE Prism Awards reflect the rapidly growing trajectory, exciting latest developments, and rich technical innovations across photonics and photonics-enabled industries. This year, the annual ceremony honored a range of established and emerging companies applying innovative and creative solutions to critical problems in areas such as augmented and virtual reality, sensors, lasers, quantum technology, and biomedical optical solutions. For consideration in the 2023 Prism Awards, SPIE received 76 applications from 19 countries.

Finalists and winners were selected by a panel of international judges who leveraged their knowledge and acumen from across the technology commercialization and funding sectors. The distinguished judges’ roster included the FDA’s Zane Arp, iFocus’ Adi Diner, AXA-XL’s Simi George, MKS Instruments’ Marc D. Himel, Coherent’s Qiongying Hu, Chromacity’s Shahida Imani, Teledyne Princeton Instruments’ Jason McClure, Technology Scotland’s Alison McLeod, Tesseract Health’s Nishant Mohan, Engender Technologies’ Cather Simpson, Ceres Technology Advisors’ Linda Smith, TOPTICA’s Mark A. Tolbert, and Nanovation’s Ferechteh Teherani.

“The Prism Awards always showcase an impressive spectrum of innovative solutions based on optics and photonics technology,” said SPIE CEO Kent Rochford. “By providing products powered by photonics, all of these companies — and I am including the finalists as well as tonight’s winners — are offering a terrific array of impactful technologies that will transform lives across the world. I am so excited to be here tonight to congratulate them in person.”

“The range of technology solutions presented at this year’s PRISM awards ceremony leaves no doubt that innovation in optics and photonics continues to chart a profoundly ambitious course,” said Tom Laurin, president and CEO of Photonics Media. “All the finalists and especially this year’s winners demonstrate our industry continues to provide the breakthrough solutions for cutting-edge applications in quantum, integrated photonics, data communications, and health care, among others. We offer our congratulations to the winners in recognition of their achievement.”

Below is the complete list of the award categories, the winners, and their winning products:

‍AR VR MR: TriLite Technologies, Trixel 3

‍Biomedical: Philophos, KUOS-O100

‍Cameras and Imaging: Metalenz, PolarEyesTM‍

‍Lasers: Kyocera SLD Laser, LaserLight LiFi System

‍Quantum Tech: QuiX Quantum, 20-mode Quantum Photonic Processor

‍Sensors: Ocean Insight, SpeedSorterTM‍

‍Software: Dotphoton, Jetraw

‍Test and Measurement: Precitec Optronik, Flying Spot Scanner (FSS 310)

KYOCERA SLD


KYOCERA SLD Laser is pioneering the future of light. As stated on their website, new ideas are being harnessed to realise tomorrow’s product innovations.

The next generation of lighting has arrived, shining brighter and farther than ever before. In the last decade, LED enabled a new generation of lighting that changed everything. Now, LaserLight outshines the limits of LED to deliver safe, high-luminance white light from an incredibly small point source. LaserLight doesn’t just offer superior technology, it’s enabling entirely new opportunities.

KYOCERA SLD is commercialising revolutionary semi-polar GaN LaserLight for the next generation of display, automotive, and speciality applications. LaserLight sources are used directly in a single color and R-G-B applications or integrated into laser-pumped phosphor architectures.

As an independent spin-off from Soraa Inc, SLD Laser was founded in 2013 by several leading global pioneers in solid-state lighting, including Dr Shuji Nakamura, a 2014 Nobel Laureate in Physics for his groundbreaking work with LEDs, Dr Steve Denbaars, Dr James Raring, and Dr Paul Rudy. Our laser technology incorporates a robust intellectual property portfolio of over 500 patents. SLD Laser was acquired by KYOCERA Corporation and has commenced operations as a Kyocera group company under the name KYOCERA SLD Laser, Inc.


Article source: https://www.kyocera-sldlaser.com/news/spie-names-winners-of-the-15th-annual-prism-awards




Li-Fi Conference 2022


The Li-Fi Conference 2022 Edition was a great success. Li Fi Tech News will very soon write articles on the topics treated at the Conference.

What is LiFi?

LiFi, also known as "Light Fidelity" is a wireless optical networking technology, which uses light-emitting diodes (LEDs) to transmit data. In 2011, professor Harald Haas made a LiFi demonstration at the TED (Technology, Entertainment, Design) Global Talk on Visible Light Communication (VLC).

VLC uses light as a medium to deliver high-speed communication like Wi-Fi and complies with the IEEE standard IEEE 802.15.7. The IEEE 802.15.7 is a high-speed, bidirectional, and fully networked wireless communication technology-based standard similar to Wi-Fi's IEEE 802.11.

How does LiFi work?

LiFi is a high speed, bidirectional, and fully networked wireless communication of data using light. LiFi constitutes of several light bulbs that form a wireless network.

When an electrical current goes through to a LED light bulb, a stream of light (photons) emits from the lamp. LED bulbs are semiconductor devices, which means that the brightness of the light flowing through them can change at extremely high speeds. The signal is sent by modulating the light at different rates. The signal can then be received by a detector that interprets the changes in light intensity (the signal) as data. Also when the LED is ON, you transmit a digital 1, and when it is OFF, you transmit a 0.

LiFi Benefits

The primary benefits of LiFi are as follows:

• Security: Provides entirely secure access. Where there is no light there is no data.

• Safety: Does not produce electromagnetic radiation and does not interfere with existing electronic systems.

• Localisation: Allows localisation due to the small coverage area of LiFi access point - localisation can be used for very precise asset tracking.

• Data density: Provides ubiquitous high-speed wireless access that offers substantially greater data density (data rate per unit area) than RF through high bandwidth reuse.

Credit to Oledcomm

LiFi Applications

LiFi can be used for so many applications and the list is increasing every year. You can read our updated list of Li-Fi applications at the following link:

https://www.lifitn.com/blog/2021/2/13/top-30-li-fi-applications-updated-list-including-potential-applications

Credit to pureLiFi




LiFi Systems Reviews by LiFi Tech News


OLEDCOMM LIFIMAX KIT REVIEW - ONE YEAR IN

We reviewed the LiFiMax kit produced by the leading French LiFi company Oledcomm. We bought this LiFi kit system at the end of 2020. After over a year of use, we decided to write a review of this LiFi system. We looked briefly at the profile of Oledcomm, a brief history of the LiFiMax system, the Kit box contents, some testing and performance results of this LiFi system, the customer experience and our own verdict (the good and the bad points) of the LiFiMax kit.

You can read the review on this link:

https://www.lifitn.com/blog/lifimaxreview



SIGNIFY TRULIFI 6002.1 STARTER KIT SYSTEM REVIEW


We also reviewed the Trulifi 6002.1 starter kit produced by Signify, the world leader in lighting for professionals, consumers and lighting for the Internet of Things. We got this LiFi kit system with the help of PCDSI and Signify around August 2021. In a similar fashion done with our previous review of the LiFiMax kit a few months ago, we will look briefly at the profile of Signify, a brief history of the Trulifi 6002.1 kit, the Kit box contents, some testing and performance results of this LiFi system, the customer experience and our own verdict (the good points and the bad points) of the Trulifi 6002.1 kit.

You can read the review on this link:

https://www.lifitn.com/blog/trulifi6002review




In conclusion, if you are also interested to hear more information about the OWNII Coin or enquire about LiFi devices such as the LiFiMax and Trulifi, you can contact us through our chatbot or by sending an email through our contact us form. If you enjoyed this post and would like to hear more updates about LiFi technology, subscribe to our newsletter. Don’t forget to subscribe to our social media accounts. You can also join our Telegram group about LiFi technology on this link:

https://t.me/joinchat/FMzOmsEKyJFrU6Af







KYOCERA SLD Laser Demonstrates High Power Blue Laser Diode Product Line its DataLightTM High Speed LiFi Communication System, a 2023 Prism Award Finalist, at The SPIE Photonics West Exhibition

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KYOCERA SLD Laser Demonstrates High Power Blue Laser Diode Product Line its DataLightTM High Speed LiFi Communication System, a 2023 Prism Award Finalist, at The SPIE Photonics West Exhibition

KYOCERA SLD AT The SPIE Photonics West Exhibition


KYOCERA SLD Laser, Inc. (KSLD), a world leader in the commercialisation of laser light sources, is introducing its new high-power 5-watt blue laser diode products for industrial, biomedical, defence and display applications at the SPIE Photonics West Exhibition from January 31 to February 2, 2023, in San Francisco, CA. From a press release statement on Businesswire, the company will showcase this new product line along with its new high brightness White/IR LaserLightTM SMD products, winner of the 2021 Prism Award. Additionally, KSLD will demonstrate its DataLightTM high-speed LiFi communication system, a 2023 Prism Award finalist, as well as its new innovations in high-efficiency laser diodes for AR/VR applications and efficient optical power transfer technology.

KSLD’s new high-power blue laser diode products deliver 5 watts of optical power at 445 nm and are based on KSLD’s proprietary high-gain semipolar GaN architecture. The product is available in a TO-can package or chip-on-submount, as well as a fibre-delivered configuration. The devices are ideally suited for integration into customer end systems in industrial marking, engraving for non-metals and organics such as resins, plastics, and printed circuit boards as well as in 3D printing and welding of metals such as copper for EV battery production where absorption is more than 10 times higher than for infrared lasers. High-power blue lasers also have a broad range of use in biomedical applications including dental, surgical, and dermatology where absorptions in haemoglobin and melanin are more than 5 times that of infrared lasers, as well as defence applications including avionics LiDARs and undersea communications. Additionally, high-power blue laser diodes are used in projection displays to excite RGB phosphors to replace lamps in portable projectors, home theatre, boardroom and education projectors, as well as large venues and cinemas. KSLD is also applying its high-gain Semipolar GaN innovation to develop highly efficient low-power red, green, and blue laser diodes to miniaturize, brighten, and reduce the power consumption of RGB laser beam scanning modules in for the emerging AR/VR market.

KSLD will also showcase its LaserLightTM SMD devices that deliver high-brightness white and infrared (IR) dual illumination for medical, machine vision, inspection, safety lighting, bioinstrumentation and other applications that require high-intensity spots or high-efficiency fiberoptic delivery of white light. The company will feature expanded IR wavelengths from 850 nm to 1000 nm and increased white light up to 1000 lumens to deliver high brightness, high visibility, and eye-safe illumination. Mobility applications include automotive, avionics, drones, railway, marine white light and IR night vision, range finding and flash LiDAR. Specialty lighting applications include portable flashlights and light bars, high-lumen spotlights for avionics, helicopter search & rescue and security applications, as well as entertainment and outdoor lighting. Until now, dual-emission white/IR sources have not been possible because LEDs and legacy lamp-based light sources cannot deliver high-brightness white and IR emission from the same point source, and they are incapable of being modulated at the high speeds required for accurate sensing and fast data rates.

To support the future of wireless connectivity, KSLD will display DataLightTM, the world’s first laser LiFi commercial development kit featuring a high-speed 1 Gbps, secure, RF-free, eye-safe bidirectional link. Laser LiFi is being adopted in mobility applications including car-to-x exterior, vehicle interiors, airplane cabins, undersea and space, defence and security, as well as future smart cities, healthcare, and smart factories. KSLD is pioneering LiFi innovations for future products and recently demonstrated a world-record performance of 100 Gbps. This product is a finalist for the 2023 Prism awards in the Laser category.

Beyond lighting, sensing, and communication, KSLD will demonstrate its innovative optical power transmission over fibre using its high-efficiency GaN laser diode and photodiode semiconductor chip technology. This significant advancement in the field of power transfer has the potential to replace heavy and sensitive metal wire harnesses in mobility and harsh-environment applications with a lightweight, noise-free optical solution, increasing the efficiency and extending the range of electric vehicles, airplanes, or satellites, while making them more secure and safe. This power-over-light solution can be configured to include optical data communications to deliver data and power to sensors in a distributed system in a vehicle or even in space, where radiation-hardened GaN-based semiconductors are ideally suited.

KYOCERA SLD Laser will host meetings in person at Photonics West 2023 in South Exhibition Hall Booth 1762 and virtually by appointment. To schedule an appointment, please contact Kristen Hanna at KHanna@KYOCERA-SLDLaser.com.

KYOCERA SLD

KYOCERA SLD Laser is pioneering the future of light. As stated on their website, new ideas are being harnessed to realise tomorrow’s product innovations.

The next generation of lighting has arrived, shining brighter and farther than ever before. In the last decade, LED enabled a new generation of lighting that changed everything. Now, LaserLight outshines the limits of LED to deliver safe, high-luminance white light from an incredibly small point source. LaserLight doesn’t just offer superior technology, it’s enabling entirely new opportunities.

KYOCERA SLD is commercialising revolutionary semi-polar GaN LaserLight for the next generation of display, automotive, and speciality applications. LaserLight sources are used directly in a single color and R-G-B applications or integrated into laser-pumped phosphor architectures.

As an independent spin-off from Soraa Inc, SLD Laser was founded in 2013 by several leading global pioneers in solid-state lighting, including Dr Shuji Nakamura, a 2014 Nobel Laureate in Physics for his groundbreaking work with LEDs, Dr Steve Denbaars, Dr James Raring, and Dr Paul Rudy. Our laser technology incorporates a robust intellectual property portfolio of over 500 patents. SLD Laser was acquired by KYOCERA Corporation and has commenced operations as a Kyocera group company under the name KYOCERA SLD Laser, Inc.

Article source: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20230131005481/en/KYOCERA-SLD-Laser-Introduces-High-Power-Blue-Laser-Diode-Product-Line-for-Industrial-Biomedical-Defense-and-Display-Applications



Li-Fi Conference 2022

The Li-Fi Conference 2022 Edition was a great success. Li Fi Tech News will very soon write articles on the topics treated at the Conference.

What is LiFi?

LiFi, also known as "Light Fidelity" is a wireless optical networking technology, which uses light-emitting diodes (LEDs) to transmit data. In 2011, professor Harald Haas made a LiFi demonstration at the TED (Technology, Entertainment, Design) Global Talk on Visible Light Communication (VLC).

VLC uses light as a medium to deliver high-speed communication like Wi-Fi and complies with the IEEE standard IEEE 802.15.7. The IEEE 802.15.7 is a high-speed, bidirectional, and fully networked wireless communication technology-based standard similar to Wi-Fi's IEEE 802.11.

How does LiFi work?

LiFi is a high speed, bidirectional, and fully networked wireless communication of data using light. LiFi constitutes of several light bulbs that form a wireless network.

When an electrical current goes through to a LED light bulb, a stream of light (photons) emits from the lamp. LED bulbs are semiconductor devices, which means that the brightness of the light flowing through them can change at extremely high speeds. The signal is sent by modulating the light at different rates. The signal can then be received by a detector that interprets the changes in light intensity (the signal) as data. Also when the LED is ON, you transmit a digital 1, and when it is OFF, you transmit a 0.

LiFi Benefits

The primary benefits of LiFi are as follows:

• Security: Provides entirely secure access. Where there is no light there is no data.

• Safety: Does not produce electromagnetic radiation and does not interfere with existing electronic systems.

• Localisation: Allows localisation due to the small coverage area of LiFi access point - localisation can be used for very precise asset tracking.

• Data density: Provides ubiquitous high-speed wireless access that offers substantially greater data density (data rate per unit area) than RF through high bandwidth reuse.

Credit to Oledcomm

LiFi Applications

LiFi can be used for so many applications and the list is increasing every year. You can read our updated list of Li-Fi applications at the following link:

https://www.lifitn.com/blog/2021/2/13/top-30-li-fi-applications-updated-list-including-potential-applications

Credit to pureLiFi




LiFi Systems Reviews by LiFi Tech News


OLEDCOMM LIFIMAX KIT REVIEW - ONE YEAR IN

We reviewed the LiFiMax kit produced by the leading French LiFi company Oledcomm. We bought this LiFi kit system at the end of 2020. After over a year of use, we decided to write a review of this LiFi system. We looked briefly at the profile of Oledcomm, a brief history of the LiFiMax system, the Kit box contents, some testing and performance results of this LiFi system, the customer experience and our own verdict (the good and the bad points) of the LiFiMax kit.

You can read the review on this link:

https://www.lifitn.com/blog/lifimaxreview



SIGNIFY TRULIFI 6002.1 STARTER KIT SYSTEM REVIEW


We also reviewed the Trulifi 6002.1 starter kit produced by Signify, the world leader in lighting for professionals, consumers and lighting for the Internet of Things. We got this LiFi kit system with the help of PCDSI and Signify around August 2021. In a similar fashion done with our previous review of the LiFiMax kit a few months ago, we will look briefly at the profile of Signify, a brief history of the Trulifi 6002.1 kit, the Kit box contents, some testing and performance results of this LiFi system, the customer experience and our own verdict (the good points and the bad points) of the Trulifi 6002.1 kit.

You can read the review on this link:

https://www.lifitn.com/blog/trulifi6002review




In conclusion, if you are also interested to hear more information about the OWNII Coin or enquire about LiFi devices such as the LiFiMax and Trulifi, you can contact us through our chatbot or by sending an email through our contact us form. If you enjoyed this post and would like to hear more updates about LiFi technology, subscribe to our newsletter. Don’t forget to subscribe to our social media accounts. You can also join our Telegram group about LiFi technology on this link:

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Nav Wireless Technologies Pvt Ltd (NavTech) has signed an agreement with the Indian Institute of Technology-Delhi For Further Development of LiFi Technology

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Nav Wireless Technologies Pvt Ltd (NavTech) has signed an agreement with the Indian Institute of Technology-Delhi For Further Development of LiFi Technology

Photo credit to Nav Wireless technologies

Nav Wireless Technologies Pvt Ltd (NavTech) signed an agreement with the Indian Institute of Technology-Delhi. This announcement was released through an article from the Indiaeducationdiary website.

The agreement was signed by Mr. Hardik Soni, Co-Founder and CTO, Nav Wireless Technologies Pvt Ltd and Dr. Anil Wali, Managing Director, Foundation for Innovation and Technology Transfer-, IIT-Delhi at New Delhi in the presence of Prof. Abhishek Dixit (Principal Investigator) who has expertise in the area of optical wireless communication.

Mr. Hardik Soni from NavTech stated: “NavTech is the pioneer and leading technology company in India working on Optical Wireless Communications – LiFi | FSO technologies and developed products. We are glad to join hands with one of India’s premier technology institutions for further development of LiFi technology.” 

IIT-D with support of NavTech will design an indigenous LiFi network based on visible lights. This solution will be energy efficient as the same transceivers will be used both for illumination and communication. The development of LiFi networks on visible light is rare. The developed solution will aim to deliver high bit rates to mobile users – a challenging task due to the highly directional light beams.

Prof. Abhishek Dixit, Department of Electrical Engineering, IIT-Delhi said: “We are glad to partner with NavTech for the development of indigenous LiFi network, targeting the demands of future 6G technology. We envision a health-safe indoor system with high throughput, low latency, and high security. As 6G research has picked up globally, our LiFi network can build upon our country’s ecosystem with its inherent energy efficiency and can satisfy some of its use cases. Our system will address three goals: Scalable, intelligent, and affordable.”

Article source: https://indiaeducationdiary.in/ahmedabad-based-navtech-signed-an-agreement-with-iit-delhi-for-co-research-on-the-development-of-futuristic-lifi-technology/

According to its website, Nav Wireless Technologies Pvt Ltd is a leading global solutions and services provider of wireless and information communications systems with its own R&D facilities, manufacturing base, and sales and service teams. The company offers a comprehensive suite of products and services including Optical Wireless Communication Systems, Wireless Electricity Transmission systems, Electronic Tattoo for Healthcare Monitoring systems, Wireless enhancement products, and subsystems and wireless transmission systems to its global customers.

NavTech is a technology company focused on Research, Design and Development in Optical Wireless Communications, Electronic Materials, and Renewable Energy – Nanoscale to develop high-efficiency photovoltaic devices. NavTech's R&D initiative brings advanced wireless technologies to improve lives with projects that strengthen economic and social development.

NavTech product portfolio includes Optical Wireless Communication, Smart LED Lights, Advanced Wireless Transmission Systems, Wireless Broadband and Wireless Access Equipment. NavTech's services range includes consultation, product & network design, optimisation and commissioning.

Li-Fi Conference 2022

The Li-Fi Conference 2022 Edition was a great success. Li Fi Tech News will very soon write articles on the topics treated at the Conference.

What is LiFi?

LiFi, also known as "Light Fidelity" is a wireless optical networking technology, which uses light-emitting diodes (LEDs) to transmit data. In 2011, professor Harald Haas made a LiFi demonstration at the TED (Technology, Entertainment, Design) Global Talk on Visible Light Communication (VLC).

VLC uses light as a medium to deliver high-speed communication like Wi-Fi and complies with the IEEE standard IEEE 802.15.7. The IEEE 802.15.7 is a high-speed, bidirectional, and fully networked wireless communication technology-based standard similar to Wi-Fi's IEEE 802.11.

How does LiFi work?

LiFi is a high speed, bidirectional, and fully networked wireless communication of data using light. LiFi constitutes of several light bulbs that form a wireless network.

When an electrical current goes through to a LED light bulb, a stream of light (photons) emits from the lamp. LED bulbs are semiconductor devices, which means that the brightness of the light flowing through them can change at extremely high speeds. The signal is sent by modulating the light at different rates. The signal can then be received by a detector that interprets the changes in light intensity (the signal) as data. Also when the LED is ON, you transmit a digital 1, and when it is OFF, you transmit a 0.

LiFi Benefits

The primary benefits of LiFi are as follows:

• Security: Provides entirely secure access. Where there is no light there is no data.

• Safety: Does not produce electromagnetic radiation and does not interfere with existing electronic systems.

• Localisation: Allows localisation due to the small coverage area of LiFi access point - localisation can be used for very precise asset tracking.

• Data density: Provides ubiquitous high-speed wireless access that offers substantially greater data density (data rate per unit area) than RF through high bandwidth reuse.

Credit to Oledcomm

LiFi Applications

LiFi can be used for so many applications and the list is increasing every year. You can read our updated list of Li-Fi applications at the following link:

https://www.lifitn.com/blog/2021/2/13/top-30-li-fi-applications-updated-list-including-potential-applications

Credit to pureLiFi




LiFi Systems Reviews by LiFi Tech News


OLEDCOMM LIFIMAX KIT REVIEW - ONE YEAR IN

We reviewed the LiFiMax kit produced by the leading French LiFi company Oledcomm. We bought this LiFi kit system at the end of 2020. After over a year of use, we decided to write a review of this LiFi system. We looked briefly at the profile of Oledcomm, a brief history of the LiFiMax system, the Kit box contents, some testing and performance results of this LiFi system, the customer experience and our own verdict (the good and the bad points) of the LiFiMax kit.

You can read the review on this link:

https://www.lifitn.com/blog/lifimaxreview



SIGNIFY TRULIFI 6002.1 STARTER KIT SYSTEM REVIEW


We also reviewed the Trulifi 6002.1 starter kit produced by Signify, the world leader in lighting for professionals, consumers and lighting for the Internet of Things. We got this LiFi kit system with the help of PCDSI and Signify around August 2021. In a similar fashion done with our previous review of the LiFiMax kit a few months ago, we will look briefly at the profile of Signify, a brief history of the Trulifi 6002.1 kit, the Kit box contents, some testing and performance results of this LiFi system, the customer experience and our own verdict (the good points and the bad points) of the Trulifi 6002.1 kit.

You can read the review on this link:

https://www.lifitn.com/blog/trulifi6002review




In conclusion, if you are also interested to hear more information about the OWNII Coin or enquire about LiFi devices such as the LiFiMax and Trulifi, you can contact us through our chatbot or by sending an email through our contact us form. If you enjoyed this post and would like to hear more updates about LiFi technology, subscribe to our newsletter. Don’t forget to subscribe to our social media accounts. You can also join our Telegram group about LiFi technology on this link:

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Oledcomm LiFiMAX2G, The Latest Addition To The LiFiMAX Family, at CES 2023

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Oledcomm LiFiMAX2G, The Latest Addition To The LiFiMAX Family, at CES 2023

LIFIMAX2G®



In one of our previous articles, we stated that Oledcomm will unveil its latest LiFi system, LIFIMAX2G®, at CES 2023.

According to Oledcomm, the LiFIMAX2G® is best suited for subways, trains and any vehicle applications that need to download huge amounts of data in terabytes (images and videos) in less than 20 seconds as well as for industrial Industry 4.0 applications in augmented reality, IoT or M2M. As fast as Gigabit Ethernet, more secure than WiFi, and as small as a smoke detector, LiFiMAX2G® takes Vehicle-to-Infrastructure communications and connectivity for Industry 4.0 to a new level.

This new generation of LiFi transceivers doubles the speed achieved by the previous generation, now reaching nearly 2 Gigabits per second upstream and 2 Gigabits per second downstream at a distance of 1-5m.

The infrared VCSEL laser diodes in the system come from ams Osram. The LiFiMAX2G uses two VCSELs per transceiver, which is how Oledcomm doubled the speed compared to the single VCSEL of the current generation, called the LiFiMAX1G. VCSEL stands for Vertical Cavity Surface Emitting Laser. VCSEL is a semiconductor whose laser is emitted perpendicular to the top surface. It differs from an edge-fired laser, which emits the laser from the edge.

VCSEL is a breakthrough light-emitting device in optical communications, as well as a new form of optoelectronic technology with enormous development prospects.

According to an article from LEDs Magazine, Oledcomm has priced the new LiFiMAX2G at €6000 per link, the company told LEDs Magazine (the LiFiMAX1G is priced at €3000). A link consists of two laser-based transceivers — one at either end of the transmission at up to 5m apart.

A spokesperson told LEDs that a railway company is trialling the LiFiMAX2G in Europe. The same customer has been using the 1-Gbps LiFiMAX1G, as has a Formula 3 race car team, she said.

“The dizzying growth in the amount of data collected in mobility situations and the increase in multimedia flows require a reliable and uninterrupted communication standard for all, especially in transport and factory 4.0,” Oledcomm co-CEO Benjamin Azoulay noted during last week’s product introduction.



Demo at CES 2023



The LiFIMAX2G® prototype demonstration was mainly a point-to-point demonstration. Oledcomm stated that they are now focusing mainly on defence and security and some industrial and transportation with this application.

During the demo, Naomi Azoulay said: “So, our photonic antenna, the beam is more around 70 to 80 degrees. And for the point-to-point, this one is 50 to 60 degrees, if you want to keep the speed and the distance, it can go up to five metres. But the farther you go, the less speed you get, obviously.”

“So, for the moment, this prototype is only doing a demonstration that the speed can be up to two gigabits. And the idea, with the main project we recently signed, is for a train to be equipped with one of those, and the station to be equipped with another one to exchange data instead of cable. So, basically, it's replacing cable at high speed. So, it's very interesting in an environment where radio frequencies are not either allowed or desired. And there is no cable, so it's really easier to set up.”



It was stated that the LiFiMAX2G product will be available for sale around September 2023.

LiFiMAX2G Prototype

LiFiMAX2G Prototype

During CES 2023, TOM.travel interviewed Benjamin Azoulay, President and CEO of Oledcomm, to find out what Li-Fi is, a wireless communication technology that works by light, to know its evolutions and to find out more about its upcoming installation in the Paris metro. The video is in French but we translated some of the conversations in English.


Benjamin Azoulay: “It's a bit like fibre optics in free space. So, we use LEDs, we make them flash at a very high speed 30 million times per second, 30 MHz. We manage to communicate and connect to the internet. The big advantage is first and foremost cybersecurity. The light not being attackable, not being outside the room, not being visible outside the room, is it not blurred? There are a lot of defence applications in environments where radio frequencies are prohibited, but there are also other applications such as in schools. You know that in France, Belgian law prohibits the exposure of radio frequency waves to the waves. So, I have children under three and that's why we also have apps for schools. So, that's a big defence for space, industry, but also schools and we're keen on it in tourism, it was geolocation applications, that is to say, that the light that is above a painting, for example, can be used to trigger content on your smartphone or tablet that will allow the museum to send geo-contextualized information. It is a technology that we called at the time the GeoLIFI, which worked very well, which had applications in museums but also in supermarkets and which continues to progress.”

 

“We have partners working on the subject. The technology has nevertheless evolved towards bi-directional at a very high speed. Today, we have reached two gigabits per second. We are going to equip a Greater Paris metro line. Soon, we will make announcements in the coming months. It is a technique. That's the natural evolution of technology and its use cases. So, in a metro, it will be rather the downloading of data from the metro to the infrastructure. That is to say that the metro will stop or take in 20 seconds on hacked and it is necessary to download all the information that the metro will store. For example, the videos that will have been filmed inside. You know that for legal reasons, you have to keep it for at least seven days and that's it. The technology allows this to be downloaded at a very high speed and that is what is going to be used more than a lot of people. Imagine consumer applications. We are more today on the very B2B application but which will gradually evolve towards the general public when smartphones will start to be equipped. There, the technology will reach the general public, but it will not be for two or three years. Four years.”


CES 2023

As stated on their website, CES is the most influential tech event in the world and the proving ground for breakthrough technologies and global innovators. This is where the world's biggest brands do business and meet new partners, and the sharpest innovators hit the stage. Owned and produced by the Consumer Technology Association (CTA)®, CES features every aspect of the tech sector.

CES showcases companies including manufacturers, developers and suppliers of consumer technology hardware, content, technology delivery systems and more. It also includes a conference program where the world's business leaders and pioneering thinkers address the industry's most relevant issues.

CES® 2023 will be held in Las Vegas from the 5th to the 08th of January 2023 providing global audience access to major brands and startups, as well as the world’s most influential leaders. Over 1900 companies have committed to exhibiting in Las Vegas and many more are being added each week.




Oledcomm

Oledcomm designs and develops LiFi network interface devices that enable high-speed wireless data communication. It also serves LiFi equipment in the telecom, datacom, personal electronics, and industrial markets. The company’s product portfolio includes hubs, routers, switches, adapters, drivers, power supplies, and more.

Oledcomm was founded in 2012 and is based in Paris, France. Oledcomm's adventure began in 2005 in the research laboratories of the University of Versailles-Saint-Quentin with the first work on communication by visible light.

Following years of research & development and a passion for innovation, Oledcomm became the pioneer of LiFi (Light Fidelity) solutions and innovation on a global scale.

Based in the Paris region, Oledcomm employs around 20 people and designs complete solutions for LiFi operation, including microcontrollers, LiFi photoreceivers and software platforms.

Today, after more than 33 patents, 15 years of R&D, over 500 trusted clients and several awards, Oledcomm is pursuing a strong mission: to transform the 14 billion points of light in the world into a powerful communication network.

The company is ISO 9001:2015 and ISO 14001:2015 certified. Oledcomm's LiFi offering solves connectivity problems by replacing cables in environments where radio waves are undesirable. Targeted sectors include space, defence, industrial and education. Since 2020, LiFiMAX® has been installed and tested in more than 800 projects worldwide and has been validated by ORANGE for Cybersecurity.

At the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona in 2021, Oledcomm announced an integrated circuit (ASIC) that enables native LiFi integration in tablets, PCs or smartphones. Oledcomm is a laureate of the European Deeptech EIC Accelerator program, which provides for the European Commission to invest in Oledcomm through the EIC Fund.



Article source: Oledcomm



Li-Fi Conference 2022




The Li-Fi Conference 2022 Edition was a great success. Li Fi Tech News will very soon write articles on the topics treated at the Conference.

What is LiFi?

LiFi, also known as "Light Fidelity" is a wireless optical networking technology, which uses light-emitting diodes (LEDs) to transmit data. In 2011, professor Harald Haas made a LiFi demonstration at the TED (Technology, Entertainment, Design) Global Talk on Visible Light Communication (VLC).

VLC uses light as a medium to deliver high-speed communication like Wi-Fi and complies with the IEEE standard IEEE 802.15.7. The IEEE 802.15.7 is a high-speed, bidirectional, and fully networked wireless communication technology-based standard similar to Wi-Fi's IEEE 802.11.

How does LiFi work?

LiFi is a high speed, bidirectional, and fully networked wireless communication of data using light. LiFi constitutes of several light bulbs that form a wireless network.

When an electrical current goes through to a LED light bulb, a stream of light (photons) emits from the lamp. LED bulbs are semiconductor devices, which means that the brightness of the light flowing through them can change at extremely high speeds. The signal is sent by modulating the light at different rates. The signal can then be received by a detector that interprets the changes in light intensity (the signal) as data. Also when the LED is ON, you transmit a digital 1, and when it is OFF, you transmit a 0.

LiFi Benefits

The primary benefits of LiFi are as follows:

• Security: Provides entirely secure access. Where there is no light there is no data.

• Safety: Does not produce electromagnetic radiation and does not interfere with existing electronic systems.

• Localisation: Allows localisation due to the small coverage area of LiFi access point - localisation can be used for very precise asset tracking.

• Data density: Provides ubiquitous high-speed wireless access that offers substantially greater data density (data rate per unit area) than RF through high bandwidth reuse.

Credit to Oledcomm

LiFi Applications

LiFi can be used for so many applications and the list is increasing every year. You can read our updated list of Li-Fi applications at the following link:

https://www.lifitn.com/blog/2021/2/13/top-30-li-fi-applications-updated-list-including-potential-applications

Credit to pureLiFi




LiFi Systems Reviews by LiFi Tech News


OLEDCOMM LIFIMAX KIT REVIEW - ONE YEAR IN

We reviewed the LiFiMax kit produced by the leading French LiFi company Oledcomm. We bought this LiFi kit system at the end of 2020. After over a year of use, we decided to write a review of this LiFi system. We looked briefly at the profile of Oledcomm, a brief history of the LiFiMax system, the Kit box contents, some testing and performance results of this LiFi system, the customer experience and our own verdict (the good and the bad points) of the LiFiMax kit.

You can read the review on this link:

https://www.lifitn.com/blog/lifimaxreview



SIGNIFY TRULIFI 6002.1 STARTER KIT SYSTEM REVIEW


We also reviewed the Trulifi 6002.1 starter kit produced by Signify, the world leader in lighting for professionals, consumers and lighting for the Internet of Things. We got this LiFi kit system with the help of PCDSI and Signify around August 2021. In a similar fashion done with our previous review of the LiFiMax kit a few months ago, we will look briefly at the profile of Signify, a brief history of the Trulifi 6002.1 kit, the Kit box contents, some testing and performance results of this LiFi system, the customer experience and our own verdict (the good points and the bad points) of the Trulifi 6002.1 kit.

You can read the review on this link:

https://www.lifitn.com/blog/trulifi6002review




In conclusion, if you are also interested to hear more information about the OWNII Coin or enquire about LiFi devices such as the LiFiMax and Trulifi, you can contact us through our chatbot or by sending an email through our contact us form. If you enjoyed this post and would like to hear more updates about LiFi technology, subscribe to our newsletter. Don’t forget to subscribe to our social media accounts. You can also join our Telegram group about LiFi technology on this link:

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Interesting Highlights From KVKurious Podcast Episode 4 - Harald Haas: LiFi, IoT, Commercializing and Scaling Tech Innovation

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Interesting Highlights From KVKurious Podcast Episode 4 - Harald Haas: LiFi, IoT, Commercializing and Scaling Tech Innovation

Today, we will discuss a recent KVKurious Podcast podcast. Professor Harald Haas was invited as a guest. Prof. Harald Haas FRSE is the pioneer of LiFi. He is one of the co-founders of PureLiFi. He also holds the Chair of Mobile Communications and is the director of the LiFi Research and Development Center at the University of Edinburgh.

They also discuss the following topics:

  • LiFi technology

  • Internet of Things (IoT)

  • Commercialisation and Scaling tech innovation

Below are some of the podcast’s conversations. Some of these conversations have been edited by Chuks from LiFi Tech News:

Krishna K V: “So, you were mentioning how that needs to be more aware and perhaps more of an incentive or reason for, you know, different stakeholders in the system to really jump onto this waggon. What do you think are some pressing reasons for you know, on existing internet service providers or governments or other communication device manufacturers, what's a good reason for them to jump onto this waggon? What do you think they're missing today that LiFi promises?”

Prof.Harald Haas: “That's a very good, good question. And I think, for us, there's still a big job to do in order to educate people and stakeholders, because we have to understand that we are introducing a completely new technology in the sense of sort of wireless connectivity, where, first of all, there's been a lot of investment that went into radio-based wireless communications. And there's a lot of drive in order to get better, better LiFi, to get better cellular, 5g and so on. There are priorities that the industry has in order to be able to monetise its investment. And therefore there is naturally probably not that much of a sort of natural interest to scan and see what else is there that may be in the medium to short term, can really unlock completely new applications and completely new possibilities around as I said earlier, AR, VR digital twins, even sort of connectivity and so on. And it's really the opportunity to showcase to people the benefits that technology can bring because of the fact that there is so much spectrum that can be utilised. And the fact that they are, so they are existing devices. out there.”


Prof.Harald Haas: “I think that's a very good question. And as I said earlier, we have that technology already deployed in niche verticals. For a mass market, I think a very important step is the integration into smartphones or into mobile devices. And that could be either via a sleeve that is LiFi-enabled or by a dongle or via an integrated module. And, and there's a lot of development in that area. And so, once we see that integrated, I mean, that will unlock those new applications I've spoken about. So, I mean, it's imminent. And I would say I think certainly I mean, within the next couple of years, we will see a major change in sort of consumer uptake of that technology.”

Krishna K V: “Very interesting. I'd maybe take a step outside of this and, you know, ask you a much broader question around. What do you think is just the future of communication? And not just connectivity? Maybe in 2030 or in 2050? How do you see the world communicating?”

Prof.Harald Haas: “I think yours is a very, very difficult but very exciting question. And really, it may be if we look back 20 years from now, where were we 20 years ago, I say around 2000. So, this was the time when we move from, from circuit switch to communication, through voice communication, to more mobile internet, we didn't have a smartphone, that time you didn't have smart devices was primarily voice calls that were taken by a phone. And now see where we are basically packet data, we have, we have data rates up to one gigabit per second at that time, we had data rates of no 50 kilobits per second and more. So, we have increased the data rate. And we've substantially improved the performance. Now 20 years from now, we'll see this trend moving further. But in my view, what will be a massive change is the connectivity between machines. So far, it's all human-centric. It's all social media is all people using the internet for YouTube and all the video sharing. And that consumes a lot of data. But we'll see in the future machines that do exactly their social media as well, but at data rates even higher because they need much more information, think about an auto autonomous car, it needs gigabytes of data, upload and download per day, an aircraft to giga, gigabytes, terabytes of data. I mean, all these autonomous systems require a lot of data. So, we will see basically an explosion of autonomous systems that require connectivity that makes our home, our world do to get smarter with the robots that assist us. And we've seen just recently a robot being encased in Silicon Valley, a humanoid robot. And that's the way to go. We need robotics. But in order to have all this working, we need connectivity. We need a nervous system, not only inside a robot but between robots and between robots and the environment. And therefore connectivity is a critical part of the infrastructure that has to be developed. And if you don't do that, we can't really move on. overt in our digital societies in a way that the potential is there.”


Krishna K V: “So, would you like to elaborate a little bit more on what you think are key limitations of both the academia and industry study?”

Prof.Harald Haas: “I mean, might give you my Frank view here. So, the industry has to be very product-oriented, very revenue-oriented, it has to be very strategic, in a sense, what industry can do in the industry has to play understand really, where they play in the market and gear everything towards one narrative in terms of making the product the industry is selling a success. That's very narrative, and therefore, many things in terms of out-of-the-box thinking often are excluded, because they don't feed into that, that that narrative, meaning, as an example with other companies that give employees more freedom, but that's only possible if you have a huge company that has the resources to allow that freedom, but if you talk about a smaller company has to be focused around a product that limits naturally a few things that can be done. On the other hand, academia allows exactly that, out of the box, the blue sky thinking, coming up with radically new ideas, and academia comes up with ideas. But, Academia is measured by the number of new ideas that are produced. And therefore, you see that cycle of having a new idea, testing it, finding the end and the analysis around it, publishing the paper and then publishing that high-impact journal paper. And once that is published, go back to the next idea and test it and do another paper. But really, it stays within this sort of incentive cycle of academia. But I've been trying to do is basically take the freedom of academia, right to research papers and to have high impact research papers, but then take also the next steps in, in stepping up that technology readiness level to prototypes and, and then even find founding a company and trying to get it into the market.”

Prof.Harald Haas: “I think the way to do it really speaks to people to come out and explain what the benefits are and what that new innovation could achieve. And showing that the innovation works, first of all, but really going out and using social media using platforms to spread the idea and galvanise people in a minute. It's a hard thing to do, but it is very rewarding. And because it's hard, that's why I said it's important if one believes in it, not to give up because there is always going to be a backslash.”


Podcast Recording


You can also listen to the podcast in full at the following link:

LiFi Tech News’ Take on the podcast episode

In our own opinion, the podcast was very insightful on the current challenges of convincing the benefits of LiFi to relevant stakeholders and the masses.

Some key notes taken from the podcast:

-More needs to be done to increase the awareness of LiFi and this needs commitment and diligence.
-Some misconceptions about the technology are still around and this needs to be rectified with more education and demonstration of LiFi technology.
-It takes time to bring new technology to the masses. So, patience is needed.
-It is hard to convince VC to invest in Large scale LiFi projects.
-Within the next few years, we will start seeing an increase in consumer uptake of LiFi technology.

I highly recommend you all to follow his social media channels:

Li-Fi Conference 2022

The Li-Fi Conference 2022 Edition was a great success. Li Fi Tech News will very soon write articles on the topics treated at the Conference.

What is LiFi?

LiFi, also known as "Light Fidelity" is a wireless optical networking technology, which uses light-emitting diodes (LEDs) to transmit data. In 2011, professor Harald Haas made a LiFi demonstration at the TED (Technology, Entertainment, Design) Global Talk on Visible Light Communication (VLC).

VLC uses light as a medium to deliver high-speed communication like Wi-Fi and complies with the IEEE standard IEEE 802.15.7. The IEEE 802.15.7 is a high-speed, bidirectional, and fully networked wireless communication technology-based standard similar to Wi-Fi's IEEE 802.11.

How does LiFi work?

LiFi is a high speed, bidirectional, and fully networked wireless communication of data using light. LiFi constitutes of several light bulbs that form a wireless network.

When an electrical current goes through to a LED light bulb, a stream of light (photons) emits from the lamp. LED bulbs are semiconductor devices, which means that the brightness of the light flowing through them can change at extremely high speeds. The signal is sent by modulating the light at different rates. The signal can then be received by a detector that interprets the changes in light intensity (the signal) as data. Also when the LED is ON, you transmit a digital 1, and when it is OFF, you transmit a 0.

LiFi Benefits

The primary benefits of LiFi are as follows:

• Security: Provides entirely secure access. Where there is no light there is no data.

• Safety: Does not produce electromagnetic radiation and does not interfere with existing electronic systems.

• Localisation: Allows localisation due to the small coverage area of LiFi access point - localisation can be used for very precise asset tracking.

• Data density: Provides ubiquitous high-speed wireless access that offers substantially greater data density (data rate per unit area) than RF through high bandwidth reuse.

Credit to Oledcomm

LiFi Applications

LiFi can be used for so many applications and the list is increasing every year. You can read our updated list of Li-Fi applications at the following link:

https://www.lifitn.com/blog/2021/2/13/top-30-li-fi-applications-updated-list-including-potential-applications

Credit to pureLiFi




LiFi Systems Reviews by LiFi Tech News


OLEDCOMM LIFIMAX KIT REVIEW - ONE YEAR IN

We reviewed the LiFiMax kit produced by the leading French LiFi company Oledcomm. We bought this LiFi kit system at the end of 2020. After over a year of use, we decided to write a review of this LiFi system. We looked briefly at the profile of Oledcomm, a brief history of the LiFiMax system, the Kit box contents, some testing and performance results of this LiFi system, the customer experience and our own verdict (the good and the bad points) of the LiFiMax kit.

You can read the review on this link:

https://www.lifitn.com/blog/lifimaxreview



SIGNIFY TRULIFI 6002.1 STARTER KIT SYSTEM REVIEW


We also reviewed the Trulifi 6002.1 starter kit produced by Signify, the world leader in lighting for professionals, consumers and lighting for the Internet of Things. We got this LiFi kit system with the help of PCDSI and Signify around August 2021. In a similar fashion done with our previous review of the LiFiMax kit a few months ago, we will look briefly at the profile of Signify, a brief history of the Trulifi 6002.1 kit, the Kit box contents, some testing and performance results of this LiFi system, the customer experience and our own verdict (the good points and the bad points) of the Trulifi 6002.1 kit.

You can read the review on this link:

https://www.lifitn.com/blog/trulifi6002review




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KYOCERA SLD Laser Demonstrates World’s First Laser-based Automotive Headlight Modules with White and Infrared Dual Illumination for Increased Safety and Visibility at CES 2023

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KYOCERA SLD Laser Demonstrates World’s First Laser-based Automotive Headlight Modules with White and Infrared Dual Illumination for Increased Safety and Visibility at CES 2023

KYOCERA SLD AT CES 2023



KYOCERA SLD Laser, Inc. (KSLD), a world leader in the commercialization of laser light sources, is introducing its new high-power 5-watt blue laser diode products for industrial, biomedical, defence and display applications at the SPIE Photonics West Exhibition, January 31 – February 2, 2023, in San Francisco, CA. The company will showcase this new product line along with its new high brightness White/IR LaserLightTM SMD products, winner of the 2021 Prism Award. Additionally, KSLD will demonstrate its DataLightTM high-speed LiFi communication system, a 2023 Prism Award finalist, as well as its new innovations in high-efficiency laser diodes for AR/VR applications and efficient optical power transfer technology.

KSLD’s new high-power blue laser diode products deliver 5 watts of optical power at 445 nm and are based on KSLD’s proprietary high-gain semipolar GaN architecture. The product is available in a TO-can package or chip-on-submount, as well as a fibre-delivered configuration. The devices are ideally suited for integration into customer end systems in industrial marking, engraving for non-metals and organics such as resins, plastics, and printed circuit boards as well as in 3D printing and welding of metals such as copper for EV battery production where absorption is more than 10 times higher than for infrared lasers. High-power blue lasers also have a broad range of use in biomedical applications including dental, surgical, and dermatology where absorptions in haemoglobin and melanin are more than 5 times that of infrared lasers, as well as defence applications including avionics LiDARs and undersea communications. Additionally, high-power blue laser diodes are used in projection displays to excite RGB phosphors to replace lamps in portable projectors, home theatre, boardroom and education projectors, as well as large venues and cinemas. KSLD is also applying its high-gain Semipolar GaN innovation to develop high efficient low power red, green, and blue laser diodes to miniaturize, brighten, and reduce the power consumption of RGB laser beam scanning modules in for the emerging AR/VR market.

KSLD will also showcase its LaserLightTM SMD devices that deliver high-brightness white and infrared (IR) dual illumination for medical, machine vision, inspection, safety lighting, bioinstrumentation and other applications that require high-intensity spots or high-efficiency fiberoptic delivery of white light. The company will feature expanded IR wavelengths from 850 nm to 1000 nm and increased white light up to 1000 lumens to deliver high brightness, high visibility, and eye-safe illumination. Mobility applications include automotive, avionics, drones, railway, marine white light and IR night vision, range finding and flash LiDAR. Specialty lighting applications include portable flashlights and light bars, high-lumen spotlights for avionics, helicopter search & rescue and security applications, as well as entertainment and outdoor lighting. Until now, dual-emission white/IR sources have not been possible because LEDs and legacy lamp-based light sources are unable to deliver high-brightness white and IR emission from the same point source, and they are incapable of being modulated at the high speeds required for accurate sensing and fast data rates.

To support the future of wireless connectivity, KSLD will display DataLightTM, the world’s first laser LiFi commercial development kit featuring a high-speed 1 Gbps, secure, RF-free, eye-safe bidirectional link. Laser LiFi is being adopted in mobility applications including car-to-x exterior, vehicle interiors, airplane cabins, undersea and space, defence and security, as well as future smart cities, healthcare, and smart factories. KSLD is pioneering LiFi innovations for future products as well and recently demonstrated a world-record performance of 100 Gbps. This product is a finalist for the 2023 Prism awards in the Laser category.

Beyond lighting, sensing, and communication, KSLD will demonstrate its innovative optical power transmission over fibre using its high-efficiency GaN laser diode and photodiode semiconductor chip technology. This significant advancement in the field of power transfer has the potential to replace heavy and sensitive metal wire harnesses in mobility and harsh-environment applications with a lightweight, noise-free optical solution, increasing the efficiency and extending the range of electric vehicles, airplanes, or satellites, while making them more secure and safe. This power-over-light solution can be configured to include optical data communications to deliver data and power to sensors in a distributed system in a vehicle or even in space, where radiation-hardened GaN-based semiconductors are ideally suited.

KYOCERA SLD Laser will host meetings in person at Photonics West 2023 in South Exhibition Hall Booth 1762 and virtually by appointment. To schedule an appointment, please contact Kristen Hanna at KHanna@KYOCERA-SLDLaser.com.


KYOCERA SLD

KYOCERA SLD Laser is pioneering the future of light. As stated on their website, new ideas are being harnessed to realise tomorrow’s product innovations.

The next generation in lighting has arrived, shining brighter and farther than ever before. In the last decade, LED enabled a new generation of lighting that changed everything. Now, LaserLight outshines the limits of LED to deliver safe, high luminance white light from an incredibly small point source. LaserLight doesn’t just offer superior technology, it’s enabling entirely new opportunities.

KYOCERA SLD are commercialising revolutionary semi-polar GaN LaserLight for the next generation of display, automotive, and specialty applications. LaserLight sources are used directly in single color and R-G-B applications, or integrated into laser pumped phosphor architectures.

As an independent spin-off from Soraa Inc, SLD Laser was founded in 2013 by several leading global pioneers in solid state lighting, including Dr. Shuji Nakamura, a 2014 Nobel Laureate in Physics for his groundbreaking work with LEDs, Dr. Steve Denbaars, Dr. James Raring, and Dr. Paul Rudy. Our laser technology incorporates a robust intellectual property portfolio of over 500 patents. SLD Laser was acquired by KYOCERA Corporation and has commenced operations as a Kyocera group company under the name KYOCERA SLD Laser, Inc.

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Li-Fi Conference 2022




The Li-Fi Conference 2022 Edition was a great success. Li Fi Tech News will very soon write articles on the topics treated at the Conference.

What is LiFi?

LiFi, also known as "Light Fidelity" is a wireless optical networking technology, which uses light-emitting diodes (LEDs) to transmit data. In 2011, professor Harald Haas made a LiFi demonstration at the TED (Technology, Entertainment, Design) Global Talk on Visible Light Communication (VLC).

VLC uses light as a medium to deliver high-speed communication like Wi-Fi and complies with the IEEE standard IEEE 802.15.7. The IEEE 802.15.7 is a high-speed, bidirectional, and fully networked wireless communication technology-based standard similar to Wi-Fi's IEEE 802.11.

How does LiFi work?

LiFi is a high speed, bidirectional, and fully networked wireless communication of data using light. LiFi constitutes of several light bulbs that form a wireless network.

When an electrical current goes through to a LED light bulb, a stream of light (photons) emits from the lamp. LED bulbs are semiconductor devices, which means that the brightness of the light flowing through them can change at extremely high speeds. The signal is sent by modulating the light at different rates. The signal can then be received by a detector that interprets the changes in light intensity (the signal) as data. Also when the LED is ON, you transmit a digital 1, and when it is OFF, you transmit a 0.

LiFi Benefits

The primary benefits of LiFi are as follows:

• Security: Provides entirely secure access. Where there is no light there is no data.

• Safety: Does not produce electromagnetic radiation and does not interfere with existing electronic systems.

• Localisation: Allows localisation due to the small coverage area of LiFi access point - localisation can be used for very precise asset tracking.

• Data density: Provides ubiquitous high-speed wireless access that offers substantially greater data density (data rate per unit area) than RF through high bandwidth reuse.

Credit to Oledcomm

LiFi Applications

LiFi can be used for so many applications and the list is increasing every year. You can read our updated list of Li-Fi applications at the following link:

https://www.lifitn.com/blog/2021/2/13/top-30-li-fi-applications-updated-list-including-potential-applications

Credit to pureLiFi




LiFi Systems Reviews by LiFi Tech News


OLEDCOMM LIFIMAX KIT REVIEW - ONE YEAR IN

We reviewed the LiFiMax kit produced by the leading French LiFi company Oledcomm. We bought this LiFi kit system at the end of 2020. After over a year of use, we decided to write a review of this LiFi system. We looked briefly at the profile of Oledcomm, a brief history of the LiFiMax system, the Kit box contents, some testing and performance results of this LiFi system, the customer experience and our own verdict (the good and the bad points) of the LiFiMax kit.

You can read the review on this link:

https://www.lifitn.com/blog/lifimaxreview



SIGNIFY TRULIFI 6002.1 STARTER KIT SYSTEM REVIEW


We also reviewed the Trulifi 6002.1 starter kit produced by Signify, the world leader in lighting for professionals, consumers and lighting for the Internet of Things. We got this LiFi kit system with the help of PCDSI and Signify around August 2021. In a similar fashion done with our previous review of the LiFiMax kit a few months ago, we will look briefly at the profile of Signify, a brief history of the Trulifi 6002.1 kit, the Kit box contents, some testing and performance results of this LiFi system, the customer experience and our own verdict (the good points and the bad points) of the Trulifi 6002.1 kit.

You can read the review on this link:

https://www.lifitn.com/blog/trulifi6002review




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