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Watt per square centimeter steradian at 555 nm to Candela per square centimeter Converter

Use this page to convert watt per square centimeter steradian at 555 nm values into candela per square centimeter, with background details, formulas, a worked example, and a quick conversion table.

Conversion formula

1 W/(cm^2*sr) @ 555 nm = 683 cd/cm^2

1 cd/cm^2 = 0.00146412884333821 W/(cm^2*sr) @ 555 nm

Example: 100 W/(cm^2*sr) @ 555 nm = 68,300 cd/cm^2

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Watt per square centimeter steradian at 555 nm

One watt per square centimeter steradian at 555 nm is equal to 6.83 million candelas per square meter (6830000 candelas per square meter).

History: The 555 nm reference uses the photopic luminous efficacy maximum of 683 lumens per watt.

Current use: Used for optical calculations that bridge radiometric and photometric quantities at 555 nm.

Also written as W/(cm^2*sr) @ 555 nm.

Candela per square centimeter

One candela per square centimeter is equal to 10000 candelas per square meter.

History: Centimeter-area luminance units appear in compact source and legacy photometry references.

Current use: Used for bright sources and compatibility with older photometric tables.

Also written as cd/cm^2.

Watt per square centimeter steradian at 555 nm to Candela per square centimeter table

Watt per square centimeter steradian at 555 nm [W/(cm^2*sr) @ 555 nm]	Candela per square centimeter [cd/cm^2]
0.01 W/(cm^2*sr) @ 555 nm	6.83 cd/cm^2
0.1 W/(cm^2*sr) @ 555 nm	68.3 cd/cm^2
1 W/(cm^2*sr) @ 555 nm	683 cd/cm^2
2 W/(cm^2*sr) @ 555 nm	1,366 cd/cm^2
5 W/(cm^2*sr) @ 555 nm	3,415 cd/cm^2
10 W/(cm^2*sr) @ 555 nm	6,830 cd/cm^2
20 W/(cm^2*sr) @ 555 nm	13,660 cd/cm^2
50 W/(cm^2*sr) @ 555 nm	34,150 cd/cm^2
100 W/(cm^2*sr) @ 555 nm	68,300 cd/cm^2