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How DIY Photon Sieves Shape Laser Wavefronts

Huygens Optics · Explainer · 12 min · 2020 · YouTube title: Light Waves Visualized using Photon Sieves.
Why it's here

HN points to it for a clear explanation of photon sieves versus Fresnel lenses and for showing what interference patterns actually look like.

What it covers

Huygens Optics shows how DIY photon sieves shape a laser's wave front, explaining how they differ from zone plates and how aperture count affects the focal point, with time-resolved visualizations of the diffraction.