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Differentiate between Fresnel and Fraunhofer diffraction.

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S. No.Fresnel diffractionFraunhofer diffraction
1.Spherical or cylindrical wavefront undergoes diffractionPlane wave front under goes diffraction
2. Light wave is from a source at finite distanceLight wave is from a source at infinity
3.For laboratory conditions, convex lenses need not be usedin laboratory conditions, convex lenses are to be used
4.Difficult to observe and analyseEasy to observe and analyse



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