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Dispersion and Absorption of Light

Problem 5.208

Find the relation between the group velocity uu and phase velocity vv for the following dispersion laws: (a) vv cs 1/λ1 / \sqrt{\lambda} (b) vcoskv \cos k (c) v1/ω2v \sim 1 / \omega^{2}. Here λ,k,\lambda, k, and ω\omega are the wavelength, wave number, and angular frequency.

Reveal Answer
(a) u=3/2vu={ }^{3} / 2 v (b) u=2vu=2 v (c) u=1/3vu=1 / 3 v.