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Multi-Color LiFi (WDM-VLC)

Wavelength Division Multiplexed Visible Light Communication

Indoor lighting communication transmitting independent data streams over Red, Green, and Blue LED light wavelengths simultaneously.

Technical Explanation

While single-color LiFi delivers several gigabits, Multi-Color LiFi utilizes Wavelength Division Multiplexing (WDM) across separate Red, Green, Blue, and Amber LED or micro-laser wavelengths. Combined, the colors produce warm, natural white room illumination for human eyes while an array of color-filtered avalanche photodiodes decodes independent 25 Gbps data streams from each individual color channel, delivering 100 Gbps wireless speeds under desk lamps.

Key Functions

  • Multiplexes independent high-speed data streams over RGB light wavelengths
  • Delivers warm white illumination to rooms while streaming >100 Gbps wireless data
  • Eliminates radio frequency interference in hospitals, aircraft, and hazardous plants
  • Confines wireless data securely inside walls, preventing external eavesdropping
Specifications
IEEE 802.11bb (Light Communication), ITU-T G.9991
Interfaces
RGB LED Driver ArrayColor-Filtered Optical Receiver

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