slayer666 Posted April 8, 2013 Share Posted April 8, 2013 Whats the difference between a UV torch and a normal LED torch? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeoB Posted April 9, 2013 Share Posted April 9, 2013 Just different wavelengths of light. The LEDs would be different colours, although probably not noticeably different to the human eye. Cheers Leo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nbdshroom Posted April 9, 2013 Share Posted April 9, 2013 (edited) UV lights have a combination of UV and visible light (unless you got one from a science laboratory where it is likely the whole output is UV for short wavelength UV). I guess the visible component is for safety reasons so people can see that it is on. As UV wavelengths are adjacent to the blue/purple end of the visible spectrum, they are often that colour if they consist of the visible. LEDs usually emit visible light so you can take your pick over what colour that may be. However, technically the colour depends on the bad-gap of the semi conductor material. If you make the bandgap large enough, there is no reason to believe why you cannot have a UV LED. Edited April 9, 2013 by nbdshroom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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