Optical radiation
Prevention of professional risks - risks related to optical radiation and lighting
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Optical radiation
Prevention of professional risks - risks related to optical radiation and lighting

Authors : Serge SALSI, Annick BARLIER-SALSI

Publication date: April 10, 2007, Review date: September 1, 2015 | Lire en français

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1. Optical radiation

1.1 Definitions

Optical radiation is electromagnetic radiation with wavelengths between X-rays and radio waves. They include ultraviolet, visible and infrared radiation. The Commission Internationale de l'Éclairage (CIE) has subdivided the spectrum of optical radiation into three wavelength ranges (λ) with specific biological significance (table 1 ).

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