distinguish between laser light from the light emitted by an ordinary light bulb in as many ways you can
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**Coherence**: Laser light is highly coherent, meaning the light waves are in phase with each other, while light from an ordinary light bulb is incoherent, with light waves being out of phase. Show more…
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