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DIFFRACTION OPTICS - University of Arizona

DIFFRACTION OPTICS Physical basis • Considers the wave nature of light, unlike geometrical optics • Optical system apertures limit the extent of the wavefronts • Even a “perfect” system, from a geometrical optics viewpoint, ... • Use edge source (knife edge) to further increase energy –> ...

  Topics, Edges, Knife, Diffraction, Knife edge, Diffraction optics