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The following animations illustrate diffraction in various scenarios.

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Interference of two plane waves (AVI - 22MB)
Fresnel diffraction from a large circular aperture (AVI - 43MB)
Fresnel diffraction from a small circular aperture (AVI - 43MB)
Fresnel diffraction from a large rectangular aperture (AVI - 43MB)
Fresnel diffraction from a small rectangular aperture (AVI - 43MB)
Diffraction from a sinusoidal amplitude grating (AVI - 32MB)
Diffraction from a sinusoidal phase grating (AVI - 32MB)
Talbot effect from tilted sinusoidal grating (AVI - 43MB)