What is millimeter wavelength?

Millimeter wave (MM wave), also known as millimeter band, is the band of spectrum with wavelengths between 10 millimeters (30 GHz) and 1 millimeter (300 GHz) . It is also known as the extremely high frequency (EHF) band by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU).

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What are MM waves used for?

Millimeter-wave (mmW) frequencies (30–300 GHz) are being used for many applications in the modern world. These applications include,but not are limited to, radio astronomy, remote sensing, automotive radars, military applications, imaging, security screening, and telecommunications .

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What blocks millimeter waves?

Millimeter waves propagate solely by line-of-sight paths. They are not reflected by the ionosphere nor do they travel along the Earth as ground waves as lower frequency radio waves do. At typical power densities they are blocked by building walls and suffer significant attenuation passing through foliage.

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