The short pulse of light will travel from one end of the glass to the other in 15/f time.
The refractive index can be thought of as the parameter that reduces the speed and wavelength of radiation relative to their vacuum values: the speed of light in a medium is v = c/n, and the wavelength in that medium is = 0/n, where 0 is the wavelength of that light in vacuum.
The speed of light equals the wavelength times the frequency c = (L/10)× f
[tex]t=\frac{L}{\frac{L}{10}\times f}[/tex]
t=10/f
Index of refraction in the medium = 1.5
Lower the wavelength by a factor of 1.5(L/15), to get
[tex]t=\frac{L}{\frac{L}{15}\times f}\\t=\frac{15}{f}[/tex]
Therefore the short pulse of light will travel from one end of the glass to the other in [tex]\frac{15}{f}[/tex] time.
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The complete question is:
“A beam of light from a monochromatic laser shines into a piece of glass. The glass has thickness Land index of refraction n=1.5. The wavelength of the laser light in vacuum is L/10 and its frequency is f. In this problem, neither the constant c nor its numerical value should appear in any of your answers.
How long does it take for a short pulse of light to travel from one end of the glass to the other?
Express your answer in terms of the frequency, f. Use the numeric value given for n in the introduction.”