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The term "mono" refers to a singular object or subject. The term "chrome" refers to colors. The term "monochrome" is a reference to a single color.

ie., if two lights are monochromatic that means they have same wavelength.

If two waves are monochromatic (having the same wavelength) and are of the same phase, these two waves are defined as coherent waves. Sources generating such waves are known as coherent sources.

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A laser produces light that?

is coherent, monochromatic, and concentrated in a narrow beam.


What is the main difference between laser and ordinary white light?

The main difference is that laser light is coherent, meaning the light waves are aligned and moving in a single direction, while ordinary white light is non-coherent, with light waves traveling in random directions. Laser light is also monochromatic, meaning it consists of a single color, while white light contains a mixture of different colors.


What is the difference between a laser and an ordinary light in terms of colors?

A laser produces coherent light that is monochromatic, meaning it emits a single color or wavelength of light. In contrast, ordinary light consists of multiple wavelengths, producing a range of colors. This is why lasers are often used in applications that require precise and specific colors.


What is monochromatic coherent light?

Monochromatic coherent light refers to light with a single wavelength or color that has its electromagnetic waves in phase, meaning they have a consistent and fixed relationship to each other. This coherence allows the light waves to exhibit stable interference patterns, which is a key property used in applications such as laser technology.


What describes the light waves that make up laser light?

Laser light is made up of coherent and monochromatic light waves. Coherent means that all the light waves are in phase with each other, and monochromatic means that the light consists of a single color or wavelength. This allows laser light to be focused into a tight beam with high intensity and precision.

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A laser produces light that?

is coherent, monochromatic, and concentrated in a narrow beam.


What is the difference between spontaneous emission of radiation and stimulated emission of radiation?

The laser causes the stimulated emission of radiation. The light emitted is monochromatic and coherent,that is plane polarised. I imagine that spontaneous emission occurs in a Light emitting diode ,monochromatic but not polarised. Hope this is of help


What is the main difference between laser and ordinary white light?

The main difference is that laser light is coherent, meaning the light waves are aligned and moving in a single direction, while ordinary white light is non-coherent, with light waves traveling in random directions. Laser light is also monochromatic, meaning it consists of a single color, while white light contains a mixture of different colors.


Light of only one wavelength that travels with its crest and troughs aligned?

That's monochromatic, coherent light. A well known source of such light is a laser.


What does a laser produce?

A laser is a device to produce an intense monochromatic beam of coherent light.


What is the difference between a laser and an ordinary light in terms of colors?

A laser produces coherent light that is monochromatic, meaning it emits a single color or wavelength of light. In contrast, ordinary light consists of multiple wavelengths, producing a range of colors. This is why lasers are often used in applications that require precise and specific colors.


What is the nature of monochromatic light?

Monochromatic means "single-color". In contrast, white light is a mixture of many colors. In monochromatic light, each individual piece of light has the same frequency, and the same wavelength. Each piece of light does not necessarily have the same phase; if it does, the light is said to also be coherent.


Light of a single wavelength and having all waves in phase is?

called coherent light. This light can produce interference patterns and is commonly produced by lasers due to its focused and efficient properties.


What is monochromatic coherent light?

Monochromatic coherent light refers to light with a single wavelength or color that has its electromagnetic waves in phase, meaning they have a consistent and fixed relationship to each other. This coherence allows the light waves to exhibit stable interference patterns, which is a key property used in applications such as laser technology.


What describes the light waves that make up laser light?

Laser light is made up of coherent and monochromatic light waves. Coherent means that all the light waves are in phase with each other, and monochromatic means that the light consists of a single color or wavelength. This allows laser light to be focused into a tight beam with high intensity and precision.


Difference between monochromatic and polarized light?

Monochromatic means that it has only frequency. Polarized is definition for light which has its electric and magnetic vectors oscillating in a certain way (linearly polarized, elliptically and so on) but it might have many frequencies included. In the same time monochromatic light can be polarized.


What are coherence?

COHERENT WAVESWhen the light waves are emitted from a single source and they have the zero phase difference between them then the waves are said to be coherent. The coherent waves are shown below: