Microwave is a form of electromagnetic
radiation with wavelengths ranging from about one meter to one millimeter
corresponding to frequencies between 300 MHz and 300 GHz respectively.
Different sources define different frequency ranges as microwaves; the above
broad definition includes both UHF and EHF (millimeter wave) bands. A more
common definition in radio-frequency engineering is the range between 1 and 100
GHz (wavelengths between 0.3 m and 3 mm). In all cases, microwaves include the
entire SHF band (3 to 30 GHz, or 10 to 1 cm) at minimum. Frequencies in the
microwave range are often referred to by their IEEE radar band designations: S,
C, X, Ku, K, or Ka band, or by similar NATO or EU designations.