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Any wave is diffracted by obstacles in its path. For example, figure 3.1 shows the optical diffraction pattern produced by a small hole in an opaque screen. Because of its wave character, the light is spread out after passing through the hole. Although diffraction is a general property of all waves, diffraction of light is the easiest to observe as well as the most important in practice, and we shall concentrate on optical examples.
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Tilley, D.R. (1974). Diffraction. In: Waves. A Macmillan Physics Text. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-15540-8_3
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