Fraunhofer diffraction

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Fraunhofer diffraction [′frau̇n‚hōf·ər di‚frak·shən]

(optics)

Diffraction of a beam of parallel light observed at an effectively infinite distance from the diffracting object, usually with the aid of lenses which collimate the light before diffraction and focus it at the point of observation.

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An algorithm for computing diffraction effects on total power in the case of Fraunhofer diffraction by a circular lens or aperture is derived.

Fraunhofer diffraction effects on total power for a planckian source by Shirley, Eric L. / Journal of Research of the National Institute of Standards and Technology

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