Coherent light is when all the photons have the same wavelength and are in the same phase.
two coherent light sources are produced by splitting a single light source
is coherent
The Sun
a.k.a. "laser"
Coherent light (like a laser) is a single frequency. Polychromatic light is, by definiation, multiple frequencies and cannot be coherent.
The name of the device that produces coherent light is LASER.
The name of the device that produces coherent light is LASER.
Coherent light is when all the photons have the same wavelength and are in the same phase.
two coherent light sources are produced by splitting a single light source
is coherent
The Sun
To generate an interference pattern the light needs to be coherent.
That's monochromatic, coherent light. A well known source of such light is a laser.
No. Unless the LED is specifically a laser, you can not make it focus like a laser by putting it in a housing. A laser produces coherent light, which is why it acts like a beam. A normal LED is not coherent, and you can not make it so. Although you can not make a collimated incoherent light beam able to travel similar distances as a collimated laser beam, you can collimate incoherent light into a beam which would travel some distance with a small amount of divergence.
No. Laser light is coherent. Light bulb light is not.
a.k.a. "laser"