Does representing the fresnal integral in terms of the error and imaginary error function have a use?

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The Fresnal S integral can be represented with the following:

$$F(a,b)=\int_a^b{\sin(x^2)}\,dx = \frac{-\sqrt{i\pi}}{4}[\operatorname{erfi}(\sqrt{i}\,b)-\operatorname{erf}(\sqrt{i}\,b)]+\frac{\sqrt{i\pi}}{4}[\operatorname{erfi}(\sqrt{i}\,a)-\operatorname{erf}(\sqrt{i}\,a)]$$

Using the complex definition of sine and two u-subs. What kinds of applications could this property of the Fresnal S integral be used for in real life applications?