Frequency & Wavelength Converter
Light & HeatHertz to attohertz, plus wavelengths.
Popular frequency & wavelength conversions
- Hertz to Exahertz1 Hz = 1e-18 EHz
- Exahertz to Hertz1 EHz = 1e+18 Hz
- Hertz to Kilohertz1 Hz = 0.001 kHz
- Hertz to Megahertz1 Hz = 1e-6 MHz
- Hertz to Gigahertz1 Hz = 1e-9 GHz
- Hertz to Terahertz1 Hz = 1e-12 THz
- Hertz to Wavelength in Metres1 Hz = 3.3356e-9 wavelength (m)
- Hertz to Wavelength in Nanometres1 Hz = 3.3356e-18 wavelength (nm)
- Exahertz to Kilohertz1 EHz = 1e+15 kHz
- Exahertz to Megahertz1 EHz = 1e+12 MHz
- Exahertz to Gigahertz1 EHz = 1e+9 GHz
- Exahertz to Terahertz1 EHz = 1e+6 THz
How to convert frequency & wavelength
All 35 frequency & wavelength units are converted through a single base unit, so any unit can be converted to any other. Enter a value, choose the units and press Convert, or open a conversion page for the exact factor and a reference table.
For example, 1 hertz (Hz) = 1e-18 exahertz (EHz).
Frequency & Wavelength unit definitions
- Hertz (Hz)
- The hertz is the SI unit of frequency: one cycle per second. Mains electricity is 50 or 60 Hz, and human hearing spans roughly 20 Hz to 20 kHz.
- Terahertz (THz)
- A terahertz is 10¹² hertz, between microwaves and infrared light.
- Gigahertz (GHz)
- A gigahertz is one billion cycles per second, the range of Wi-Fi (2.4 and 5 GHz), mobile networks and processor clocks.
- Megahertz (MHz)
- A megahertz is one million cycles per second. FM radio sits around 88 to 108 MHz.
- Kilohertz (kHz)
- A kilohertz is 1,000 cycles per second, the range of audio tones and AM radio.
- Wavelength in Metres (wavelength (m))
- Wavelength in meters is the distance between successive wave peaks. For electromagnetic waves it is the speed of light divided by the frequency, so a 300 MHz signal has a wavelength of about 1 m.
- Wavelength in Nanometres (wavelength (nm))
- Wavelength in nanometers is used for light: visible light spans about 380 nm (violet) to 700 nm (red).
All frequency & wavelength units
Frequency
- Hertz (Hz)
- Exahertz (EHz)
- Petahertz (PHz)
- Terahertz (THz)
- Gigahertz (GHz)
- Megahertz (MHz)
- Kilohertz (kHz)
- Hectohertz (hHz)
- Dekahertz (daHz)
- Decihertz (dHz)
- Centihertz (cHz)
- Millihertz (mHz)
- Microhertz (µHz)
- Nanohertz (nHz)
- Picohertz (pHz)
- Femtohertz (fHz)
- Attohertz (aHz)
- Cycle per Second (cycle/s)
Wavelength
- Wavelength in Exametres (wavelength (Em))
- Wavelength in Petametres (wavelength (Pm))
- Wavelength in Terametres (wavelength (Tm))
- Wavelength in Gigametres (wavelength (Gm))
- Wavelength in Megametres (wavelength (Mm))
- Wavelength in Kilometres (wavelength (km))
- Wavelength in Hectometres (wavelength (hm))
- Wavelength in Dekametres (wavelength (dam))
- Wavelength in Metres (wavelength (m))
- Wavelength in Decimetres (wavelength (dm))
- Wavelength in Centimetres (wavelength (cm))
- Wavelength in Millimetres (wavelength (mm))
- Wavelength in Micrometres (wavelength (µm))
- Wavelength in Nanometres (wavelength (nm))
- Electron Compton Wavelength (Electron Compton λ)
- Proton Compton Wavelength (Proton Compton λ)
- Neutron Compton Wavelength (Neutron Compton λ)