Re: Diffraction (was: IR HAZARDS

[George L Smyth <GLSmyth@xxxxxxx>]

Willem-Jan Markerink wrote:ened.
> 
> Nope, it gets worse, linear to wavelength, 800nm is twice as bad as
> 400nm. Whether it exceeds other optical errors (some of which
> increase with smaller aperture, but some also decrease) is a quite
> fuzzy area of optical engineering, but the rule that diffraction
> increases with wavelength is hard science.

Okay, I has this backwards.  Thanks for the correction.

george

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