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\[r_n^2 = n\lambda f + \tfrac{n^2\lambda^2}{4}\]
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Can rings replace a lens? A Fresnel zone plate can. Each ring, or zone, sits half a wavelength farther from the focus than the last, so neighbouring zones cancel. Block every other zone and the light that is left arrives in step. With four open zones the focus is about 64 times brighter than without the plate. Black pixel-art hoodie; equation, symbols and sources in the physics panel below.

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Size & fitS–5XL

Unisex Heavy Blend hoodie (Gildan 18500), classic fit.

SizeWidthLengthSleeve
S202733.5
M222834.5
L242935.5
XL263036.5
2XL283137.5
3XL303238.5
4XL323339.5
5XL343440.5

Measurements in inches. Width and length ±1 in, sleeve (from center back) ±0.75 in.

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Returns & replacements21 days

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The physics

A zone plate focuses light by blocking alternate rings, so that light from every open ring arrives at the focus in step. The ring radii are chosen so that each ring's path to the focus is half a wavelength longer than the one before.

A zone plate focuses light with no glass at all. It is a set of rings, alternately clear and opaque.

The rings are Fresnel zones: each one sits half a wavelength farther from the focus than the last, so r_n² = nλf + n²λ²/4.

Light from neighbouring zones arrives out of step and cancels. Block every other zone and what is left arrives in step, so it adds up at the focus.

On the hoodie the filled rings are the blocked odd zones (the centre disc is zone 1) and the black gaps are the open even zones.

With 8 zones and the odd ones blocked, the on-axis intensity at f is about 64 times that of the unobstructed wave. We checked that by summing the zones numerically.

Equations

\[r_n^2 = n\lambda f + \tfrac{n^2\lambda^2}{4}\]
\[\sqrt{f^2+r_n^2}-f = \tfrac{n\lambda}{2}\]
SymbolMeaningUnit
\(r_n\) outer radius of the n-th zone \(\mathrm{m}\)
\(n\) zone number (1, 2, 3, …) —
\(\lambda\) wavelength of the light \(\mathrm{m}\)
\(f\) primary focal length \(\mathrm{m}\)

Sources

  1. Hecht, E., Optics, 5th ed., Sec. 10.3 (Fresnel diffraction, the zone plate)
  2. Born & Wolf, Principles of Optics, Ch. 8 (Fresnel zones)
  3. Wikipedia, Zone plate

Source Soret, J. L. (1875). Ueber die durch Kreisgitter erzeugten Diffractionsphänomene. Annalen der Physik 232, 99–113.doi.org/10.1002/andp.18752320906

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