Which outcome occurs when atmospheric turbulence degrades laser coherence?

💡 Explanation

Atmospheric turbulence causes index of refraction fluctuations, leading to distortions of the wavefront and decreased laser coherence. This causes scintillation which degrades beam quality and introduces speckle patterns, therefore speckle impacts imaging, rather than bandwidth modification under stable circumstances.

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