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What is Fresnel distance?

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"Fresnel distance is the minimum distance a beam of light has to travel before its deviation from straight line path becomes significant".
Fresnel distance `(Z_(F))=(a^(2))/(lambda)`, Where a=width of the aperture, `lambda="wave length"`
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