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Fibre optic cables are capable of transmitting light at

  • 2.00 * 108 m/s.
  • 3.00 * 108 m/s.
  • 0.99 * 108 m/s.

Explanation from PART66Online

Light slows in glass fibre because the core has a refractive index around 1.5, giving a speed of roughly the free-space value divided by 1.5, about 2.00 times 10 to the 8 metres per second. The full 3.00 times 10 to the 8 figure applies only to light in a vacuum, not in the fibre.

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EgiGol asked · 15 Nov 2018

Could someone tell me where to find info about this

Community Comments (1)

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gmess 23 Dec 2021
this is writed very bad... the answer is: 3x10^8m/s is the speed of sound on vacuum. The air has a reflective index of 1,5 ... so 3x10^8m/s /1,5 = 2x10^8 (the answer is 1.99x10^8 m/s)

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