Convert Nanocandelas per square metre to Candelas per square inch

Convert Nanocandelas per square metre (ncd/m²) to Candelas per square inch (cd/in²) instantly and accurately.

Nanocandelas per square metre (ncd/m²)
Candelas per square inch (cd/in²)

Conversion Formula

cd/in² = ncd/m² × 6.451600000e-13

About Nanocandelas per square metre

The nanocandela per square metre (ncd/m²) equals 10⁻⁹ cd/m². Represents luminance at the threshold of cooled photomultiplier tubes and avalanche photodiode detectors. The darkest OLED black levels (~10⁻⁴ cd/m²) are still five orders of magnitude brighter; this unit is used in single-photon counting photometry. 1 ncd/m² = 10⁻⁹ cd/m².

About Candelas per square inch

The candela per square inch (cd/in²) equals 1/0.00064516 cd/m² ≈ 1 550 cd/m². Used in US LED and CRT datasheets when citing luminance of small emitter areas. A high-brightness packaged LED chip in a focussed-beam configuration can reach 1-20 cd/in². 1 cd/in² = 1/(0.0254²) cd/m².

Quick Reference Table

Nanocandelas per square metre (ncd/m²)Candelas per square inch (cd/in²)
1 ncd/m²6.452 × 10-13 cd/in²
2 ncd/m²1.29 × 10-12 cd/in²
5 ncd/m²3.226 × 10-12 cd/in²
10 ncd/m²6.452 × 10-12 cd/in²
25 ncd/m²1.613 × 10-11 cd/in²
50 ncd/m²3.226 × 10-11 cd/in²
100 ncd/m²6.452 × 10-11 cd/in²

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