Question on: SS1 Physics - Wave Optics

Single-slit diffraction is the bending or spreading out of light waves as they pass through a narrow slit. When a beam of light passes through a single slit, it spreads out and forms a diffraction pattern on a screen. This occurs because the slit acts as a secondary source of waves, and the diffracted waves interfere with each other, creating regions of constructive and destructive interference.