Airy pattern

{
  "id": "MLC-T-IND-000151",
  "term": "Airy pattern",
  "field": "Industrial and trades",
  "definition": "The diffraction pattern produced when light from a point source passes through a circular aperture. It consists of a bright central disk, the Airy disk, surrounded by concentric, progressively fainter bright rings separated by dark rings. This pattern demonstrates the wave nature of light and sets a limit on the resolving power of optical instruments.",
  "subject": "Optics and imaging",
  "references": [
    "Airy disk (Wikipedia)"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "de": "Airy-Muster",
    "es": "patrón de Airy",
    "fr": "motif d'Airy"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/industrial/airy-pattern/"
}