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#1: An optical fiber has a core refractive index of 1.48 and cladding refractive
index of 1.46. Pico-second light pulses propagate through a 5 km long fiber. (a)
Find the time (to) it will take for a ray of light to travel along the axis of the fiber.
(b) Find the pulse width after the pulses travel through 5 km fiber. (c) Estimate
the maximum bit-rate at which data can be sent over such a fiber.

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