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Incoherent Light?
dElaphant (and Zeppo his dog (and Gummo, Zeppos dog)) - Left my apostrophes at the BBC Started conversation May 7, 2001
My incoherent relatives cannot be understood, so I'm guessing that incoherent here is used in a different sense.
What is incoherent light? 
Incoherent Light?
Researcher 172932 Posted May 7, 2001
hi,
coherent light is light which can interfere (or is it interfear 
).
It has the same frequency and is emitted from a small aera
(sorry my english lacks a little).
Laser light for example is coherent light.
Incoherent light now is just the normal light (sun, lightbulb).
Data can't be stored in light (whatever its coherence status may be),
so i am not sure what to make of the Technology part...
Cheers,
Tiberius_Blue
Incoherent Light?
dElaphant (and Zeppo his dog (and Gummo, Zeppos dog)) - Left my apostrophes at the BBC Posted May 7, 2001
Thanks, that helps.
Probably what was meant is that the data is *carried* by the incoherent light, altough since regular light disperses I don't see how that can be advantageous over coherent light.
Oh well.
Incoherent Light?
Calculator Nerd 256 Posted Mar 26, 2002
They probably mean that it's really neat that it doesn't require a laser. That'd be my guess.
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