KnowraFraunhofer diffractionLinked fromLinked fromThe 11 pages that link to Fraunhofer diffraction, each with the reason it gives.All 11Broader topic 3Related 2Narrower topic 2Compared with 4Fraunhofer linesCompared with: It shares Fraunhofer’s name but describes wave diffraction, not solar absorption lines.Fresnel diffractionCompared with: It is the limiting regime where Fresnel curvature effects become negligible.Fresnel integralsCompared with: Unlike Fresnel diffraction, it replaces the quadratic phase with a simpler far-field limit.Fresnel numberCompared with: Its approximation contrasts with finite-distance Fresnel diffraction, but this page links it under mechanism.