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IR

Infra Red Radiation | Frequencies: (*) 300GHz – 430THz
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Sources and Uses

  • Sun light (52.7% of the radiation power from the sun reaching earth is IR)
  • Astronomic objects emitting IR radiation only or in addition to other radiation
  • Every object on earth emits IR radiation
  • The human and animal body emit IR radiation
  • Thermal heating – electric heaters, bonfires, fires
  • IR lasers for fiber-optic and wireless communication
    • Far IR communication: 1.53 -1.56 microns, Near IR radiation–fiber telecommunication 0.7-1.4 microns 
  • Computer and multimedia accessories
  • Thermal imaging (an alternative to X-ray imaging) – TeraHz frequencies
  • Measuring and diagnostics in engineering
  • IR-operated weapons
  • Night-vision instruments
  • Meteorology, astronomy, spectroscopy

 

(*) According to the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) classification 

 

 

 
The sun is a source of IR radiation
The sun is a source of IR radiation
IR-guided anti-aircraft missile
IR-guided anti-aircraft missile
Heating element
Heating element
Hand-held IR laser
Hand-held IR laser
Wireless mouse
Wireless mouse
Galaxy emitting red and IR light
Galaxy emitting red and IR light
IR radiation from human body
IR radiation from human body
Bonfire heating through IR radiation
Bonfire heating through IR radiation
Heat energy – earth's core
Heat energy – earth's core