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In optics, the Fraunhofer diffraction equation is used to model the diffraction of waves when plane waves are incident on a diffracting object, and the diffraction pattern is viewed at a sufficiently long distance (a distance satisfying Fraunhofer condition) from the object (in the far-field region), and also when it is viewed at the focal plane of an imaging lens.[1][2] In contrast, the diffraction pattern created near the diffracting object and (in the near field region) is given by the Fresnel diffraction equation.

The equation was named in honor of Joseph von Fraunhofer[3] although he was not actually involved in the development of the theory.[citation needed]

This article explains where the Fraunhofer equation can be applied, and shows Fraunhofer diffraction patterns for various apertures. A detailed mathematical treatment of Fraunhofer diffraction is given in Fraunhofer diffraction equation.

  1. ^ Born & Wolf 1999, p. 427
  2. ^ Jenkins & White 1957, p. 288
  3. ^ "Fraunhofer, Joseph von (1787-1826) -- from Eric Weisstein's World of Scientific Biography".

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