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JayKo
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how these two are related to each there? if refractive index is given as a function of angular frequency, how both are related? reflective index= omega*c / k.anyone?
The group velocity is the velocity at which the energy of a wave packet or group of waves is transmitted. It is related to the reflective index through the equation vg = c/n, where c is the speed of light in a vacuum and n is the reflective index of the material. This means that group velocity decreases as the reflective index increases.
The reflective index is directly proportional to the group velocity. This means that as the reflective index increases, the group velocity decreases. This relationship is due to the fact that materials with a higher reflective index slow down the propagation of light, resulting in a decrease in group velocity.
No, the group velocity cannot be greater than the speed of light in a vacuum. This is because the group velocity is dependent on the reflective index, which is limited by the speed of light. Therefore, the group velocity can never exceed the speed of light in a vacuum.
The group velocity and the phase velocity are two different measures of the speed of a wave. The phase velocity is the speed at which the phase of a wave propagates, while the group velocity is the speed at which the energy of a wave packet propagates. In most materials, the group velocity is slower than the phase velocity.
The reflective index is equal to the inverse of the refractive index. This means that as the reflective index increases, the refractive index decreases. Both of these measures describe the behavior of light as it passes through a material, but they are inverse to each other.