Fresnel zone plate — UPSC Physics Optional CSE 2020 Paper I

What is a zone plate? Give its theoretical description. Show that a zone plate has multiple foci. Differentiate a zone plate from a convex lens. Calculate the radius of the first half period zone in a zone plate behaving like a convex lens of focal length 60\,\mathrm{cm} for light of wavelength 6000\,\mathring{\mathrm{A}}.