Ukukhanya okubomvu kunye nokukhanya kwe-infrared ziintlobo ezimbini zemitha ye-electromagnetic eyinxalenye ye-spectrum yokukhanya ebonakalayo nengabonakaliyo, ngokulandelanayo.
Ukukhanya okubomvu luhlobo lokukhanya okubonakalayo okunobude obude bobude kunye nokuphindaphinda okuphantsi xa kuthelekiswa neminye imibala kwi-spectrum yokukhanya okubonakalayo. Kudla ngokusetyenziswa ekukhanyiseni nanjengesixhobo sokubonisa, njengakwizibane zokumisa. Kwizonyango, unyango lokukhanya okubomvu lusetyenziselwa ukunyanga iimeko ezahlukeneyo ezifana neengxaki zesikhumba, iintlungu zamalungu, kunye nobuhlungu bemisipha.
Kwelinye icala, ukukhanya kwe-infrared kunobude obude bobude kunye nokuphindaphinda okuphezulu kunokukhanya okubomvu kwaye akubonakali emehlweni omntu. Kusetyenziswa kwiindlela ezahlukeneyo zokusebenza, njengakwii-remote controls, iikhamera ze-thermal imaging, kunye nomthombo wobushushu kwiinkqubo ze-inductrial. Kwizonyango, unyango lokukhanya kwe-infrared lusetyenziselwa ukunciphisa iintlungu kunye nokuphucula ukujikeleza kwegazi.
Zombini izibani ezibomvu kunye nezikhanyiso ze-infrared zineempawu ezizodwa ezenza zibe luncedo kwiinkalo ezahlukeneyo, ukusuka ekukhanyiseni nasekuboniseni imiqondiso ukuya kumayeza kunye netekhnoloji.