Finding wave number range for 1ns pulses of laser and radio waves

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Homework Statement


A 1ns pulse of electromagnetic waves would be 30cm long.
a) Consider such a pulse of 633 nm wavelength laser light. Find its central wavenumber and the range of wave numbers it is comprised of.
b) Repeat a except for a 1ns pulse of 100MHz radio
waves.


Homework Equations


[tex]k=\frac{2\pi}{\lambda}[/tex]



The Attempt at a Solution


I got the central wavenumber with the above equation. But I am at a lost on where to go from there.
 
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