Radio frequency They are used for transmission of data, via modulation.

Television, mobile phones, wireless networking and amateur radio all use radio waves. The use of the radio spectrum is regulated by many governments through frequency allocation. Radio waves can be made to carry information by varying a combination of the amplitude, frequency and phase of the wave within a frequency band. Frequency wavelength Radio waves < 109 hz > 0.3m energy < 7x 10-7 eV

Microwaves
The super high frequency (SHF) and extremely high frequency (EHF) of microwaves come next up the frequency scale. Low-intensity microwave radiation is used in Wi-Fi, although this is at intensity levels unable to cause thermal heating. Volumetric heating, as used by microwaves, transfers energy through the material electromagnetically, not as a thermal heat flux. The benefit of this is a more uniform heating and reduced heating time; microwaves can heat material in less than 1% of the time of conventional heating methods. Frequency wavelength
Microwaves 109 - 3x1011 0.001 - 0.3

energy
7x10-7 - 2x10-4

Communication

Wireless LAN protocols, such as Bluetooth and the IEEE 802.11 specifications Metropolitan area networks: MAN protocols, such as WiMAX Wide Area Mobile Broadband Wireless Access: between 1.6 and 2.3 GHz Most satellite communications systems operate in the C, X, Ka, or Ku bands of the microwave spectrum.

Radar uses microwave radiation to detect the range, speed, and other characteristics of remote objects. Microwave frequency bands

Letter Designation Frequency range L band S band C band X band Ku band K band Ka band Q band U band V band E band W band F band D band 1 to 2 GHz 2 to 4 GHz 4 to 8 GHz 8 to 12 GHz 12 to 18 GHz 18 to 26.5 GHz 26.5 to 40 GHz 33 to 50 GHz 40 to 60 GHz 50 to 75 GHz 60 to 90 GHz 75 to 110 GHz 90 to 140 GHz 110 to 170 GHz

Terahertz radiation Terahertz radiation is a region of the spectrum between far infrared and microwaves. the range was rarely studied but applications such as imaging and communications are now appearing. Scientists are also looking to apply terahertz technology in the armed forces, where high frequency waves might be directed at enemy troops to incapacitate their electronic equipment.[10]

Infrared radiation
Infrared 3x1011 - 3.9x1014 7.6x10-7 - 0.001 2x10-4 - 0.3

The infrared part of the electromagnetic spectrum covers the range from roughly 300 GHz (1 mm) to 400 THz (750 nm). It can be divided into three parts:
y y y

Far-infrared, from 300 GHz (1 mm) to 30 THz (10 m). Mid-infrared, from 30 to 120 THz (10 to 2.5 m). Near-infrared, from 120 to 400 THz (2,500 to 750 nm)..

Visible radiation (light)

This is the range in which the sun and stars similar to it emit most of their radiation. Visible light (and near-infrared light) is typically absorbed and emitted by electrons in molecules and atoms that move from one energy level to another. Electromagnetic radiation with a wavelength between 380 nm and 760 nm (790400 terahertz) is detected by the human eye and perceived as visible light. Optical fiber transmits light which, although not suitable for direct viewing, can carry data that can be translated into sound or an image.

Ultraviolet light
Ultraviolet 7.9x1014 - 3.4x1016 8x10-9 - 3.8x10-7 0.5 - 20

The amount of penetration of UV relative to altitude in Earth's ozone Next in frequency comes ultraviolet (UV). This is radiation whose wavelength is shorter than the violet end of the visible spectrum, and longer than that of an X-ray. Being very energetic, UV can break chemical bonds, making molecules unusually reactive or ionizing them (photoelectric effect), in general changing their mutual behavior.

X-rays
X-rays 3.4x1016 - 5x1019 6x10-12 - 8x10-9 20 - 3x10 4

As they can pass through most substances, X-rays can be used to 'see through' objects, most notably diagnostic X-ray images in medicine (a process known as radiography), as well as for high-energy physics and astronomy.

Gamma rays
Gamma Rays > 5x1019 < 6x10-12 > 3x104

After hard X-rays come gamma rays, which were discovered by Paul Villard in 1900. These are the most energetic photons, having no defined lower limit to their wavelength. They are useful to astronomers in the study of high energy objects or regions, and find a use with physicists thanks to their penetrative ability and their production from radioisotopes. Gamma rays are also used for the irradiation of food and seed for sterilization, and in medicine they are used in radiation cancer therapy and some kinds of diagnostic imaging such as PET scans.

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Band Frequency range Origin of name[4] HF band 3 to 30 MHz High Frequency VHF band 30 to 300 MHz Very High Frequency UHF band 300 to 1000 MHz Ultra High Frequency L band 1 to 2 GHz Long wave S band 2 to 4 GHz Short wave C band 4 to 8 GHz Compromise between S and X X band 8 to 12 GHz Used in WW II for fire control, X for cross (as in crosshair) Ku band 12 to 18 GHz Kurz-under K band 18 to 27 GHz German Kurz (short) Ka band 27 to 40 GHz Kurz-above V band 40 to 75 GHz W band 75 to 110 GHz W follows V in the alphabet mm band 110 to 300 GHz
L band 1 to 2 GHz S band 2 to 4 GHz C band 4 to 8 GHz X band 8 to 12 GHz Ku band 12 to 18 GHz K band 18 to 26.5 GHz Ka band 26.5 to 40 GHz Q band 30 to 50 GHz U band 40 to 60 GHz V band 50 to 75 GHz E band 60 to 90 GHz W band 75 to 110 GHz F band 90 to 140 GHz D band 110 to 170 GHz