I How can we visualise a half period zone inside a zone plate?

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The discussion centers on the visualization of half period zones within the blackened sections of a zone plate. It clarifies that the nth half period zone is defined as the annular area between the (n-1)th and nth circles in a plane wavefront. The confusion arises from understanding how a black region can represent a half period zone. The edges of the zones are determined by the formula r_n, which defines the boundaries for painting the zone plate. Ultimately, the construction of a zone plate alternates between black and transparent regions to create these zones.
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how can we consider/ visualise a half period zone inside blackened portion of +ve zone plate ?
 
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It's just a ring of black paint, basically. What more is there to know?
 
By definition (n)th half period zone is the annular area between (n-1)th and (n)th circle in a plane wavefront. Then how can a black region in zone plate can have a half period zone ?
 
I'm not sure I understand what you are trying to say.

The zone edges lie at ##r_n=\sqrt{n\lambda f+n^2\lambda^2/4}##. The ##n##th zone is the region between ##r_{n-1}## and ##r_n##. So to make a zone plate you paint the region between ##r_0## and ##r_1## black, leave the region between ##r_1## and ##r_2## transparent, paint the region between ##r_2## and ##r_3## black, etc.
 
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