Fresnel zone plate

English

Etymology

For Augustin-Jean Fresnel, French physicist.

Noun

Fresnel zone plate (plural Fresnel zone plates)

  1. (physics) An optical device that uses diffraction through alternate transparent and opaque rings to function as a lens

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