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Understanding Visible Light Spectrum

The document discusses the characteristics and properties of visible light. Visible light has wavelengths between approximately 400-700 nanometers. It falls between infrared and ultraviolet light on the electromagnetic spectrum, with frequencies of 4-8×1014 cycles per second. Different wavelengths of visible light correspond to different colors, with red having the longest wavelengths around 700nm and violet the shortest around 400nm. Visible light is used for sight and has various applications including lasers, TV/computer screens, and lighting while being generally harmless.

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Understanding Visible Light Spectrum

The document discusses the characteristics and properties of visible light. Visible light has wavelengths between approximately 400-700 nanometers. It falls between infrared and ultraviolet light on the electromagnetic spectrum, with frequencies of 4-8×1014 cycles per second. Different wavelengths of visible light correspond to different colors, with red having the longest wavelengths around 700nm and violet the shortest around 400nm. Visible light is used for sight and has various applications including lasers, TV/computer screens, and lighting while being generally harmless.

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WAVELENGTH RANGES

The visible light spectrum is the section of the electromagnetic radiation spectrum that is visible
to the human eye. Essentially, that equates to the colors the human eye can see. It ranges in
wavelength from approximately 400 nanometers (4 x 10 -7 m, which is violet) to 700 nm (7 x 10-
7 m, which is red).

FREQUENCY RANGES

Visible light falls in the range of the EM spectrum between infrared (IR) and ultraviolet (UV). It
has frequencies of about 4 × 1014 to 8 × 1014 cycles per second, or hertz (Hz) and wavelengths
of about 740 nanometers (nm) or 2.9 × 10−5 inches, to 380 nm (1.5 × 10−5 inches).

ENERYGY RANGES

Light waves have wavelengths between about 400 and 700 nanometers (4,000 to 7,000
angstroms). Our eyes perceive different wavelengths of light as the rainbow hues of colors. Red
light has relatively long waves, around 700 nm long. Blue and purple light have short waves,
around 400 nm.

APPLICATION

VLC also has applications in areas that are sensitive to electromagnetic waves, such as
aircrafts and hospitals where the radio signals interfere with the waves of other machines.
Visible light is used to provide both lighting and information using VLC techniques.

USES

Aside from sight, there are other important uses for visible light. We concentrate visible
light to make lasers to use in everything from surgery, to CD players to laser pointers. Visible
light waves also make our TV, computer and cell phone screens work. Visible light is
typically pretty harmless.

CHARACTERISTICS

Maybe the most fascinating characteristic of visible light is color. ... The color components of
visible light include violet, blue, green, yellow to orange, bright red and dark red. The full
range of visible light wavelength stretches from about 340 nanometers to around 750
nanometers.

IMPORTANT INFO

Visible light waves are the only electromagnetic waves we can see. We see these waves as
the colors of the rainbow. Each color has a different wavelength. Red has the longest
wavelength and violet has the shortest wavelength.

WAVELENGTHS OF VISIBLE LIGHT


All electromagnetic radiation is light, but we can only see a small portion of this radiation—the
portion we call visible light. ... Violet has the shortest wavelength, at around 380 nanometers,
and red has the longest wavelength, at around 700 nanometers.

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