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diffraction

[dih-frak-shuhn] / dɪˈfræk ʃən /


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The researchers also confirmed their conclusions using phase field simulations and electron backscatter diffraction measurements.

From Science Daily Jul. 10, 2026

Using this concept, the team designed and experimentally demonstrated a three dimensional singular dielectric resonator capable of confining light below the diffraction limit in all three spatial dimensions.

From Science Daily May 21, 2026

The particles then traveled through three diffraction gratings generated by ultraviolet laser beams.

From Science Daily May 11, 2026

"We do this in a sequential way, and at each position, we acquire a diffraction pattern," Zhu explains.

From Science Daily May 4, 2026

Many properties of light, including diffraction, are naturally explained by the wave theory, and in subsequent years Huygens’ view carried the day.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan




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