Can one see the Ewald sphere?

Appl Opt. 1988 May 15;27(10):2012-6. doi: 10.1364/AO.27.002012.

Abstract

It is shown that the Fraunhofer diffraction pattern of a tilted aperture screen can be interpreted as a monocular view of the Ewald sphere. Two of those patterns recorded at opposite tilting angles are used to give a stereoscopic impression of the Ewald sphere. Experimental results are shown, and the approximations involved are discussed.