At what speed does information propagates in fiber optics?

Subject: At what speed does information propagates in fiber optics?

Date: Tue May 17 14:05:37 2005
Posted by Pepe Wawson
Grade level: grad (science) School: UBA
City: Capital Federal State/Province: Buenos Aires Country: Argentina
Area of science: Engineering
ID: 1116356737.Eg

Message:


I've seen many places recalling the speed of light within fiber optics, and 
usually reefer to the index of refraction of SiO2 (what the fiber is made of). 
However, Im not sure wether this speed is the information speed (or group 
velocity) or the phase speed.

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