Monochromatic vs Coherent - URGENT. PLEASE HELP!

nousername

Hey guys,

I have this exam tomorrow, and i am so confused between monochromatic and coherent waves. Can someone please explain them and the difference between them to me. The more i read the more i get confused.

Thank you

kirollos

DaleSpam

Monochromatic means "same frequency" and coherent means "same phase and polarization".

nousername

Excellent. Thanks. So monochromatic can be light with all different polarizations but same frequency, while coherent is monochromatic but has same polarization?

cjl

Basically, yes.

DaveC426913

You could have deduced this.
mono = one; chroma = colour; monochromatic = one colour