| Interference pattern | Diffraction pattern |
| $(1)$ It is obtained due to the superposition of waves from different coherent sources. Thus,it is the effect produced due to the superposition of different wavefronts. | $(1)$ It is obtained due to the superposition of waves originating from different parts of the same wavefront. |
| $(2)$ Bright and dark interference fringes are of equal width. | $(2)$ Diffraction fringes are not of the same width. The central maximum has the largest width,while the width of maxima and minima decreases for higher orders of diffraction. |
| $(3)$ All bright fringes have equal intensities. | $(3)$ The central maximum has the highest intensity,and it decreases with higher-order diffraction maxima. |
| $(4)$ Dark interference fringes are completely dark. | $(4)$ Regions of minimum intensities may not be perfectly dark. |
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