picosecond
Laser pulse measurement
A picosecond is one trillionth of a second—a millionth of a millionth.
Light travels about 0.3 millimeters in a picosecond.
The unit appears in physics, electronics, and computing where events occur at scales far beyond human perception: The laser pulse lasted only a few picoseconds.
Quadrillionth of a second
- attosecondQuintillionth of a second
- ultrafastExtremely rapid
- ultrashortExceptionally brief in duration
- trillionthDivided by twelve zeros
time interval · duration · temporal · chronometry · timekeeping · subdivision
Accuracy of measurement
- resolutionFormal decision or determination
- accuracyDegree of correctness
- calibrationAdjusting for measurement accuracy
- oscilloscopeVoltage waveform display device
metrology · synchronization · digitization · instrumentation · detection · timing · frequency · granularity
Electromagnetic radiation unit
- spectroscopyStudy of light-matter interaction
- electronNegative subatomic particle
- quantumSmallest discrete unit
- excitationStimulation of response
decay · fluorescence · vibration · coherence · transition
Concentrated light device
- fiber opticsLight-carrying cable technology
- telecommunicationsRemote signal transmission technology
- radarRadio-wave object detection
- semiconductorPartial electrical conductor
signal processing · pulse · bandwidth · electronics · computing · data transfer · photonics
femtosecond
Quadrillionth of a second
- attosecondQuintillionth of a second
- ultrafastExtremely rapid
- ultrashortExceptionally brief in duration
trillionth · time interval · duration · temporal · chronometry · timekeeping · subdivision
precision
Accuracy of measurement
- resolutionFormal decision or determination
- accuracyDegree of correctness
- calibrationAdjusting for measurement accuracy
oscilloscope · metrology · synchronization · digitization · instrumentation · detection · timing · frequency · granularity · exactitude
photon
Electromagnetic radiation unit
- spectroscopyStudy of light-matter interaction
- electronNegative subatomic particle
- quantumSmallest discrete unit
excitation · decay · fluorescence · vibration · coherence · transition
laser
Concentrated light device
- fiber opticsLight-carrying cable technology
- telecommunicationsRemote signal transmission technology
- radarRadio-wave object detection
semiconductor · signal processing · pulse · bandwidth · electronics · computing · data transfer · photonics
- timekeepingclock, watch, watches, clocks, timer
- time unitsminute, hour, day, minutes, week
- unitsunit, angstrom, yard, meter, base units
- second-relatedcentisecond, runner-up, silver medal
- pico- unitspicofarad, picocurie
- tiny unitsmicrogram, micrometer, microliter, milligram, millimeter