Milliwatts to Microwatts Converter
Convert milliwatts (mW) to microwatts (µW), with the formula, a conversion table and exact factors.
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Show the working
- 1 mW = 1000 µW
- 1 × 1000 = 1000 µW
How to convert milliwatts to microwatts
1 mW = 1,000 µW, so multiply by 1,000 to go from milliwatts to microwatts. Going the other way, 1 µW = 0.001 mW.
µW = mW × 1,000 mW = µW × 0.001
Worked example:
1 mW = 1000 µW 5 × 1000 = 5000 µW
Milliwatts to microwatts table
| Milliwatts | Microwatts |
|---|---|
| 1 mW | 1,000 µW |
| 2 mW | 2,000 µW |
| 3 mW | 3,000 µW |
| 4 mW | 4,000 µW |
| 5 mW | 5,000 µW |
| 6 mW | 6,000 µW |
| 7 mW | 7,000 µW |
| 8 mW | 8,000 µW |
| 9 mW | 9,000 µW |
| 10 mW | 10,000 µW |
| 15 mW | 15,000 µW |
| 20 mW | 20,000 µW |
| 25 mW | 25,000 µW |
| 30 mW | 30,000 µW |
| 40 mW | 40,000 µW |
| 50 mW | 50,000 µW |
| 75 mW | 75,000 µW |
| 100 mW | 100,000 µW |
| 250 mW | 250,000 µW |
| 500 mW | 500,000 µW |
| 1000 mW | 1,000,000 µW |
About the units
- Milliwatts (mW)
- Milliwatts, a metric unit. Definition: BIPM SI Brochure (SI prefixes).
- Microwatts (µW)
- Microwatts, a metric unit. Definition: BIPM SI Brochure, 9th edition (SI units, prefixes and units accepted for use with the SI).