An isibane se-ultraviolet, ekwabizwa ngokuba yi-aIsibane sokukhanya kwe-uv, sisixhobo esikhupha imitha ye-electromagnetic radiations enobude bamaza phakathi kokukhanya okubonakalayo kunye ne-X-reyi.Isibane se-ultraviolet ngokwesiqhelo senziwe sisibane sokukhupha sombane esizaliswe zizinto ezikhupha imitha kubude obunqwenelekayo obufutshane kune-400nm, kwaye sohlulwa kwakhonaUVA(315-400nm),UVB(280-315nm), kunyeUVC(100-280nm).Iityhubhu ezimnyama zokukhanya zihlala zigcinwe kwiquartz okanye kwiglasi ekhethekileyo, ehambisa imitha yeultraviolet ngcono kuneglasi eqhelekileyo.

Amagosa omthetho angazisebenzisa ukuchonga ubunyani bemali.I-United States kunye namanye amazwe amaninzi asebenzise umgca we-fluorescent ongabonakaliyo kwiinkonzo zabo ezinkulu, eziboniswa kuphela phantsi kokukhanya okumnyama.