Which outcome occurs from decreased temporal coherence in laser rangefinders?

💡 Explanation

Decreased temporal coherence in a laser decreases the coherence length; ranging precision degrades because the correlation between the emitted and received signals diminishes quickly reducing maximum measurable unambiguous distances. Therefore, range is lessened, rather than increased signal or other changes occurring.

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