Which diffraction pattern quality decrease results from coherence loss?

💡 Explanation

Reduced spatial coherence causes blurring of the diffraction pattern because the fringes produced spread out and interfere destructively via increased path length differences, therefore the fringe visibility decreases gradually rather than spot size variations due to intensity fluctuations.

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