| slovenský názov | frekvencie | vlnová dĺka | anglické označenie |
| extrémne dlhé vlny | 0,3 - 3 kHz | 103 - 102 km | Extremely Low Frequency (ELF) |
| vežmi dlhé vlny | 3 - 30 kHz | 102 - 10 km | Very Low Frequency (VLF) |
| dlhé vlny (DV) | 30 - 300 kHz | 10 - 1 km | Low Frequency (LF) |
| stredné vlny (SV) | 0,3 - 3 MHz | 1 - 0,1 km | Medium Frequency (MF) |
| krátké vlny (KV) | 3 - 30 MHz | 100 - 10 m | High Frequency (HF) |
| vežmi krátke vlny (VKV) | 30 - 300 MHz | 10 - 1 m | Very High Frequency (VHF) |
| ultra krátke vlny (UKV) | 0,3 - 3 GHz | 1 - 0,1 m | Ultra High Frequency (UHF) |
| mikrovlny | 3 - 30 GHz | 100 - 10 mm | Super High Frequency (SHF) |
| mikrovlny | 30 - 300 GHz | 10 - 1 mm | Extremely High Frequency (EHF) |
| infračervené iarenie | 1010 - 1014 Hz | 1 mm - 1 mm | Infra Red (IR) |
| viditežné iarenie | 1014 Hz | 400 -900 nm | Visible (VIS) |
| ultrafialové iarenie | 1014 - 1016 Hz | 400 - 10 nm | Ultra Violet (UV) |
| rontgenové iarenie | 1016 - 1019 Hz | 10 - 0,1 nm | X-Rays |
| gama iarenie | 1019 - 1024 Hz | 10-10 - 10-14 m | Gamma Rays |