Which artifact emerges when partially coherent light diverges?

💡 Explanation

Speckle patterns that degrade image quality arise due to random interference. This occurs because differing path lengths of partially coherent light cause constructive and destructive interferences, therefore light and dark spots appear randomly over the image rather than a clear resolution without speckle.

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