Specifications

Ver SG 9/200 4 Sharp Electronics Corporation
In summary, microwave energy consists of bundles of energy vibrating at microwave
frequencies and moving at the speed of light. The effect on material in which they are
absorbed is a rise in temperature.
CLASSIFICATION OF ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES
BAND FREQUENCY WAVELENGTH
VLF
Very
Low
Frequency
10 KHz
100 Km
10 Km
LF Low
Frequency
100 KHz
1 Km
MF Medium
Frequency
1 MHz 100 m
HF High Frequency 10 MHz 10 m
VHF
Very
High
Frequency
100 MHz 1 m
UHF
Ultra
High
Frequency (Microwave Oven)
1 GHz 10 cm
SHF
Super
High
Frequency
10 GHz
1 cm
EHF
Extreme
High
Frequency
100 GHz 1 mm
INFRARED 10
-3
mm
VISIBLE
ULTRA
VIOLET
10
6
GHz
10
-6
mm
X-RAY
GAMMA-
RAY
Electromagnetic Wave: 10 KHz - - - 300 GHz
Microwave: 300 MHz - - - 300 GHz
Wavelength: λ = c/f NOTE: c = 3 x 10
8
Wavelength for Microwave Oven: λ = 12.24 cm Note: f = 2450 MHz