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Coherent Light

Light whose waves move in step with one another, which is what lets a laser beam hold together as a single clean line.

Also called coherent laser light · coherent laser · coherent lasers · coherent beam · coherent beams

Coherent Light

On the Evidence Gradient

IEstablished mechanismsIIMixed evidenceIIITheoretical biophysicsIVExperiential wellness art
  • Tier ILaser light is coherent: its waves share nearly one wavelength and move in step, so a beam stays narrow over distance.
  • Tier IVIn our installations, coherent light is used for what people see and feel in the space.

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Most light is a crowd. The sun or a light bulb sends out waves of many lengths, rising and falling out of step with one another. A laser is different. Its light is coherent: the waves share nearly the same wavelength and move in step, so the beam stays narrow and holds its shape across a room.

Think of a crowd crossing a bridge next to a marching band. Same people, same bridge. Only one of them moves as a unit.

How we use it

Coherence is what makes our installations possible. A coherent beam draws a clean line through fog, and when it meets a crystal face it splits, bends, and scatters into geometry a person can stand inside. In Auric Structuring, the lasers are there for the eyes and the mind: they shape what a person sees and how the space feels. Beams are set above and away from where people stand.

We keep one distinction clear. Coherence is what lets a laser draw in the air. What light does inside the body is a separate question, and it belongs to the research on photobiomodulation.

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