It means that all the parts of light are in phase - the crest of the waves for one photon coincide with the crests of the waves for another one.
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
The Sun
is coherent
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. Laser light is coherent. Light bulb light is not.
a.k.a. "laser"
Coherent sources are sources of light with a constant phase difference. The conditions for this are that there is a constant phase difference and that the light is of the same wavelength.