Lasers are distinguished from other light sources by their
coherence. Spatial coherence is typically expressed through the output being a narrow beam which is
diffraction-limited, often a so-called "pencil beam." Laser beams can be focused to very tiny spots, achieving a very high
irradiance, or they can be launched into beams of very low divergence in order to concentrate their power at a large distance.
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<span>Lasers are distinguished from other light sources by their coherence. Spatial coherence is typically expressed through the output being a narrow beam which is diffraction-limited, often a so-called "pencil beam." Laser beams can be focused to very tiny spots, achieving a very high irradiance, or they can be launched into beams of very low divergence in order to concentrate their power at a large distance.
Temporal (or longitudinal) coherence implies a polarized wave at a single frequency whose phase is correlated over a relatively large distance (the coherence length) along the beam.[3] A Summary
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