The Optical Talbot Carpet. At the bottom of the figure the light can be seen
diffracting through the grating, and this exact pattern is reproduced at the top of the picture.
Half way down you see the image shifted to the side, and at regular fractions of the Talbot
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== Summary == {{Information |Description=The Optical Talbot Carpet. At the bottom of the figure the light can be seen diffracting through the grating, and this exact pattern is reproduced at the top of the picture. Half way down you see the image shift...