TIA's Glossary of Telecommunication Terms
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group index ( N )
In fiber optics, for a given mode propagating in a medium of refractive index 
, the velocity of light in vacuum, c, divided by the group velocity of the mode. (188) Note: For a plane wave of wavelength 
, the group index may also be expressed, 
where n is the phase index of wavelength .