Partial Coherence: Homework Help for University Exam

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What is partial coherence , its in my syllabus but teacher has not taught us & my university exam is in a few days ? Any links will be useful

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It probably means something like "partial polarization".
That is, light that is a mixture of polarized and unpolarized light.
 
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