Poisson’s spot

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diffraction effects
- In light: Poisson’s spot

Article Contributors

Primary Contributors

Glenn Stark
Professor of Physics, Wellesley College, Massachusetts, U.S.

Other Encyclopedia Britannica Contributors

Article History

Type	Description	Contributor	Date
	Add new Web site: NASA Technical Reports Server - Poisson-Spot Intensity Reduction with a Partially-Transparent Petal-Shaped Optical Mask.	Gloria Lotha	Nov 05, 2018
	Add new Web site: University of New South Wales - Poisson's Spot.	Swati Chopra	Jul 21, 2011
	New article added.	William L. Hosch	Feb 03, 2009