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Femtosecond

Shorter Times

1.3 femtoseconds (fs) – cycle time for 390 Nanometre light, transition from visible light to Ultraviolet

2.57 femtoseconds – cycle time for 770 nanometre light, transition from visible light to near- Infrared

100 femtoseconds – the time required to travel across a human Hair , if traveling at the Speed Of Light

200 femtoseconds – the swiftest Chemical Reaction s, such as the reaction of pigments in an Eye to light

300 femtoseconds – the duration of a vibration of the atoms in an iodine molecule

Longer Times

SEE ALSO

Femtochemistry

Femtosecond Pulse Shaping