C band may refer to:
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C band (IEEE)
The C band is a designation by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) for a portion of the electromagnetic spectrum
The electromagnetic spectrum is the full range of electromagnetic radiation, organized by frequency or ...
, a radio frequency band from 4 to 8 GHz
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C band (infrared)
In infrared optical communications, C-band (C for "conventional") refers to the wavelength range 1530–1565 nm, which corresponds to the amplification range of erbium doped fiber amplifiers ( EDFAs).C band (NATO)
The NATO C-band is the obsolete designation given to the radio frequencies from 500 to 1000 MHz (equivalent to wavelength
In physics and mathematics, wavelength or spatial period of a wave or periodic function is the distance over which ...
, a radio frequency band from 500 MHz to 1 GHz
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C-banding, in genetics
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