milliwatt | 1 mW | 2 mW | 3 mW | 4 mW | 5 mW | 6 mW | 7 mW | 8 mW | 9 mW | 10 mW | 11 mW | 12 mW | 13 mW | 14 mW | 15 mW | 16 mW | 17 mW | 18 mW | 19 mW | 20 mW | 21 mW | 22 mW | 23 mW | 24 mW | 25 mW | 26 mW | 27 mW | 28 mW | 29 mW | 30 mW | 31 mW | 32 mW | 33 mW | 34 mW | 35 mW | 36 mW | 37 mW | 38 mW | 39 mW | 40 mW | 41 mW | 42 mW | 43 mW | 44 mW | 45 mW | 46 mW | 47 mW | 48 mW | 49 mW | 50 mW | 51 mW | 52 mW | 53 mW | 54 mW | 55 mW | 56 mW | 57 mW | 58 mW | 59 mW | 60 mW | 61 mW | 62 mW | 63 mW | 64 mW | 65 mW | 66 mW | 67 mW | 68 mW | 69 mW | 70 mW | 71 mW | 72 mW | 73 mW | 74 mW | 75 mW | 76 mW | 77 mW | 78 mW | 79 mW | 80 mW | 81 mW | 82 mW | 83 mW | 84 mW | 85 mW | 86 mW | 87 mW | 88 mW | 89 mW | 90 mW | 91 mW | 92 mW | 93 mW | 94 mW | 95 mW | 96 mW | 97 mW | 98 mW | 99 mW | 100 mW |
petawatt | 1.0 × 10-18 PW | 2.0 × 10-18 PW | 3.0 × 10-18 PW | 4.0 × 10-18 PW | 5.0 × 10-18 PW | 6.0 × 10-18 PW | 7.0 × 10-18 PW | 8.0 × 10-18 PW | 9.0 × 10-18 PW | 1.0 × 10-17 PW | 1.1 × 10-17 PW | 1.2 × 10-17 PW | 1.3 × 10-17 PW | 1.4 × 10-17 PW | 1.5 × 10-17 PW | 1.6 × 10-17 PW | 1.7 × 10-17 PW | 1.8 × 10-17 PW | 1.9 × 10-17 PW | 2.0 × 10-17 PW | 2.1 × 10-17 PW | 2.2 × 10-17 PW | 2.3 × 10-17 PW | 2.4 × 10-17 PW | 2.5 × 10-17 PW | 2.6 × 10-17 PW | 2.7 × 10-17 PW | 2.8 × 10-17 PW | 2.9 × 10-17 PW | 3.0 × 10-17 PW | 3.1 × 10-17 PW | 3.2 × 10-17 PW | 3.3 × 10-17 PW | 3.4 × 10-17 PW | 3.5 × 10-17 PW | 3.6 × 10-17 PW | 3.7 × 10-17 PW | 3.8 × 10-17 PW | 3.9 × 10-17 PW | 4.0 × 10-17 PW | 4.1 × 10-17 PW | 4.2 × 10-17 PW | 4.3 × 10-17 PW | 4.4 × 10-17 PW | 4.5 × 10-17 PW | 4.6 × 10-17 PW | 4.7 × 10-17 PW | 4.8 × 10-17 PW | 4.9 × 10-17 PW | 5.0 × 10-17 PW | 5.1 × 10-17 PW | 5.2 × 10-17 PW | 5.3 × 10-17 PW | 5.4 × 10-17 PW | 5.5 × 10-17 PW | 5.6 × 10-17 PW | 5.7 × 10-17 PW | 5.8 × 10-17 PW | 5.9 × 10-17 PW | 6.0 × 10-17 PW | 6.1 × 10-17 PW | 6.2 × 10-17 PW | 6.3 × 10-17 PW | 6.4 × 10-17 PW | 6.5 × 10-17 PW | 6.6 × 10-17 PW | 6.7 × 10-17 PW | 6.8 × 10-17 PW | 6.9 × 10-17 PW | 7.0 × 10-17 PW | 7.1 × 10-17 PW | 7.2 × 10-17 PW | 7.3 × 10-17 PW | 7.4 × 10-17 PW | 7.5 × 10-17 PW | 7.6 × 10-17 PW | 7.7 × 10-17 PW | 7.8 × 10-17 PW | 7.9 × 10-17 PW | 8.0 × 10-17 PW | 8.1 × 10-17 PW | 8.2 × 10-17 PW | 8.3 × 10-17 PW | 8.4 × 10-17 PW | 8.5 × 10-17 PW | 8.6 × 10-17 PW | 8.7 × 10-17 PW | 8.8 × 10-17 PW | 8.9 × 10-17 PW | 9.0 × 10-17 PW | 9.1 × 10-17 PW | 9.2 × 10-17 PW | 9.3 × 10-17 PW | 9.4 × 10-17 PW | 9.5 × 10-17 PW | 9.6 × 10-17 PW | 9.7 × 10-17 PW | 9.8 × 10-17 PW | 9.9 × 10-17 PW | 1.0 × 10-16 PW |
The milliwatt (mW) is equal to one thousandth (10−3) of a watt. A typical laser pointer outputs about five milliwatts of light power, whereas a typical hearing aid for people uses less than one milliwatt. Audio signals and other electronic signal levels are often measured in dBm, referenced to one milliwatt.
Name of unit | Symbol | Definition | Relation to SI units | Unit System |
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milliwatt | mW | = 10-3 W | = 10-3 W | Metric system SI |
milliwatts | petawatts | milliwatts | petawatts |
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1 | = 1.0E-18 | 6 | = 6.0E-18 |
2 | = 2.0E-18 | 7 | = 7.0E-18 |
3 | = 3.0E-18 | 8 | = 8.0E-18 |
4 | = 4.0E-18 | 9 | = 9.0E-18 |
5 | = 5.0E-18 | 10 | = 1.0E-17 |
The petawatt (PW) is equal to one quadrillion (1015) watts and can be produced by the current generation of lasers for time-scales on the order of picoseconds (10−12 s). One such laser is the Lawrence Livermore's Nova laser, which achieved a power output of 1.25 PW (1.25×1015 W) by a process called chirped pulse amplification. The duration of the pulse was roughly 0.5 ps (5×10−13 s), giving a total energy of 600 J.
Name of unit | Symbol | Definition | Relation to SI units | Unit System |
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petawatt | PW | = 1015 W | = 1015 W | Metric system SI |
petawatts | milliwatts | petawatts | milliwatts |
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1 | = 1.0E+18 | 6 | = 6.0E+18 |
2 | = 2.0E+18 | 7 | = 7.0E+18 |
3 | = 3.0E+18 | 8 | = 8.0E+18 |
4 | = 4.0E+18 | 9 | = 9.0E+18 |
5 | = 5.0E+18 | 10 | = 1.0E+19 |
milliwatts | petawatts |
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1 | = 1.0 × 10-18 |
1.0 × 1018 | = 1 |
Symbol | Definition |
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≡ | exactly equal |
≈ | approximately equal to |
= | equal to |
digits | indicates that digits repeat infinitely (e.g. 8.294 369 corresponds to 8.294 369 369 369 369 …) |