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- Interference by reflection on a CD implies coherence?
A fairly focused beam of light incident on a CD projects a clearly visible interference pattern onto a screen.
May I infer that it has good (or at least enough) spatial coherence?
This property is evident, for example, in a lens-focused beam of light produced by a LED or by a ray of sunlight that filters directly through a half-closed window.
Nonetheless, less intense colour separation can be seen even when diffused light reflects on the CD (or soap bubbles, or oil stains on a rainy day). Would a completely non-coherent light produce such patterns?
May I infer that it has good (or at least enough) spatial coherence?
This property is evident, for example, in a lens-focused beam of light produced by a LED or by a ray of sunlight that filters directly through a half-closed window.
Nonetheless, less intense colour separation can be seen even when diffused light reflects on the CD (or soap bubbles, or oil stains on a rainy day). Would a completely non-coherent light produce such patterns?