What is the speed of light in a fiber optic cable?

Subject: What is the speed of light in a fiber optic cable?

Date: Tue Feb 20 17:24:18 2001
Posted by Jeff
Grade level: undergrad School: n/a
City: Ottawa State/Province: Ontario Country: Canada
Area of science: Physics
ID: 982707858.Ph

Message:


   As I understand it, the speed of light in a transparent substance is 
299782458m/s / Refractive Index. Given the core of a fiber optic cable is 
primarily SiO2, with small amounts of other dopants, what would be a true 
approximation of the speed of light through it?

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