Milliwatts to Microwatts Conversion (mW to µW)

Milliwatts to Microwatts Converter

Enter the power in milliwatts below to convert it to microwatts.

Result in Microwatts:

1,000,000 mW = 1,000,000,000 µW

How to Convert Milliwatts to Microwatts

To convert a measurement in milliwatts to a measurement in microwatts, multiply the power by the following conversion ratio: 1,000 microwatts/milliwatt.

Since one milliwatt is equal to 1,000 microwatts, you can use this simple formula to convert:

microwatts = milliwatts × 1,000

The power in microwatts is equal to the power in milliwatts multiplied by 1,000.

For example, here's how to convert 5 milliwatts to microwatts using the formula above.

microwatts = (5 mW × 1,000) = 5,000 µW

How Many Microwatts Are in a Milliwatt?

There are 1,000 microwatts in a milliwatt, which is why we use this value in the formula above.

1 mW = 1,000 µW

Milliwatts and microwatts are both units used to measure power. Keep reading to learn more about each unit of measure.

What Is a Milliwatt?

One milliwatt is the power equal to 1/1,000 of a watt, or the energy consumption at a rate of 1/1,000 of a joule per second.

The milliwatt is a multiple of the watt, which is the SI derived unit for power. In the metric system, "milli" is the prefix for thousandths, or 10^-3. Milliwatts can be abbreviated as mW; for example, 1 milliwatt can be written as 1 mW.

Learn more about milliwatts.

What Is a Microwatt?

One microwatt is the power equal to 1/1,000,000 of a watt, or the energy consumption at a rate of 1/1,000,000 of a joule per second.

The microwatt is a multiple of the watt, which is the SI derived unit for power. In the metric system, "micro" is the prefix for millionths, or 10^-6. Microwatts can be abbreviated as µW; for example, 1 microwatt can be written as 1 µW.

Learn more about microwatts.

Milliwatt to Microwatt Conversion Table

Table showing various milliwatt measurements converted to microwatts.
Milliwatts	Microwatts
0.001 mW	1 µW
0.002 mW	2 µW
0.003 mW	3 µW
0.004 mW	4 µW
0.005 mW	5 µW
0.006 mW	6 µW
0.007 mW	7 µW
0.008 mW	8 µW
0.009 mW	9 µW
0.01 mW	10 µW
0.02 mW	20 µW
0.03 mW	30 µW
0.04 mW	40 µW
0.05 mW	50 µW
0.06 mW	60 µW
0.07 mW	70 µW
0.08 mW	80 µW
0.09 mW	90 µW
0.1 mW	100 µW
0.2 mW	200 µW
0.3 mW	300 µW
0.4 mW	400 µW
0.5 mW	500 µW
0.6 mW	600 µW
0.7 mW	700 µW
0.8 mW	800 µW
0.9 mW	900 µW
1 mW	1,000 µW

Table showing various milliwatt measurements converted to microwatts.

Milliwatts

Microwatts

0.001 mW

1 µW

0.002 mW

2 µW

0.003 mW

3 µW

0.004 mW

4 µW

0.005 mW

5 µW

0.006 mW

6 µW

0.007 mW

7 µW

0.008 mW

8 µW

0.009 mW

9 µW

0.01 mW

10 µW

0.02 mW

20 µW

0.03 mW

30 µW

0.04 mW

40 µW

0.05 mW

50 µW

0.06 mW

60 µW

0.07 mW

70 µW

0.08 mW

80 µW

0.09 mW

90 µW

0.1 mW

100 µW

0.2 mW

200 µW

0.3 mW

300 µW

0.4 mW

400 µW

0.5 mW

500 µW

0.6 mW

600 µW

0.7 mW

700 µW

0.8 mW

800 µW

0.9 mW

900 µW

1 mW

1,000 µW