coherent light
Synchronized photon emission
Coherent light consists of waves that maintain a constant phase relationship—their peaks and troughs align in space and time.
Laser light is coherent, which is why it can travel long distances as a tight beam and produce interference patterns.
Ordinary light sources like bulbs emit incoherent light, with waves jumbled in random phases.
- laserConcentrated light device
- wavelengthSpatial repetition interval
- in phaseTemporally aligned together
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