A simple and inexpensive method is presented for displaying Fraunhofer diffraction in a classroom environment. Laser printers are used to create the input patterns and the diffraction patterns can be viewed without the use of a laser or lenses.
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© 1994 American Association of Physics Teachers.
1994
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