Babinet's principle

A principle that states that the diffraction pattern from an opaque body is identical to that from a hole of the same size and shape except for the overall forward beam intensity.

Noun

  1. A principle that states that the diffraction pattern from an opaque body is identical to that from a hole of the same size and shape except for the overall forward beam intensity.

    physics · Topics: natural sciences, physical sciences, physics

Origin

Named after French physicist Jacques Babinet.