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Question:

Why is light from a laser more monochromatic than ordinary light?

Laser light results from transitions from long-lived meta- stable states. Why is it more monochromatic than ordinary light?

Answer:

Frequency (a function of wavelength) determines the light's color, and since all the photons in the coherent light of a laser beam have the same frequency, it's observed as totally monochromatic.

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