Spectral / Energy Unit Converter calculator

Enter a wavelength to see frequency, wavenumber, photon energy and equivalent kT temperature.

Category: Unit Converters

Formula: E = hν = hc/λ = hc·ν̃

Inputs

InputParameterUnitDefault
Wavelengthlamnm532

Result with the default inputs

  • λ: 532 nm
  • λ: 0.532 µm
  • ν: 563.5197 THz
  • ν̃: 18796.9925 cm⁻¹
  • E: 2.3305 eV
  • E: 3.7339e-19 J
  • E/k: 27044.6781 K

Open it with your own values: put each input in the address as a parameter, for example /calculators/spectral-energy-unit-converter?lam=532. A unit other than the listed one goes in <parameter>_unit.

Read more: Wikipedia: Photon energy

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