Which outcome temporarily disables a free-space optical communication link, if laser coherence declines?

💡 Explanation

Increased bit error rate results because reduced constructive and destructive interference degrades the signal; the mechanism is called modal dispersion. Therefore the optical link suffers errors rather than functioning normally given the decreased laser coherence because the intended diffraction patterns are disrupted.

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