Fresnel (disambiguation)

Fresnel can refer to physicist Augustin-Jean Fresnel, or to the following topics associated with him:

*Fresnel equations, describing light reflection and refraction
*Huygens-Fresnel principle, a description of wave propagation
*Fresnel diffraction (or Fresnel pattern), describing wave propagation through an aperture
**Fresnel integral, functions related to Fresnel diffraction
**Fresnel number, a dimensionless parameter in diffraction theory
**Fresnel zone, a pattern of radiation resulting from Fresnel diffraction
**Fresnel zone plate, a plate which focuses light by Fresnel diffraction
**Fresnel diffraction mirror, an atomic mirror utilizing Fresnel diffraction
*Fresnel lens, an efficient lens originally developed for lighthouses
**Hyperradiant Fresnel lens, a now-obsolete very large Fresnel lens
**Fresnel lantern, a theatre spotlight incorporating a Fresnel lens
*Fresnel rhomb, a plate that circularly polarizes light
*Fresnel (unit of frequency), a formerly-used unit equal to one terahertz.
*Fresnel drag coefficient, a parameter used in early attempts to explain to constant speed of light
*Rimae Fresnel, an escarpment on the moon