Which mechanism causes speckle patterns from laser pointers?

💡 Explanation

Speckle arises because coherent wave interference occurs when the laser light reflects off rough surfaces thereby creating constructive and destructive interference. Therefore, speckle is interference, rather than scattering or diffraction effects alone, which lack full coherence.

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