wavelength in cable

Hi if i want to find out the wavelength of the signal travel in cable, Can i use the formula λ=c/f?

λ=wavelength
c=speed of light=3x10^8m/s
f=frequency

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  • umar10
    umar10
    It depends on the signal being transmitted through the wire-cable.

    If it is an electric signal you have take electrons mass and size , current ,voltage , resistance ,capacitance , inductance into consideration , in the case of twisted pair cable.

    If it is optical signal , as in optical fibre cable. you need to consider the refractive index , apart from the wavelength and velocity,single/multi-mode cable,refractive indices of the core,cladding,resonant frequency size of aperture .
    .
    If it is a wave guide then the above formula is applicable with changes based on if it is:
    Rectangular , circular , planar , etc. , resonant frequency , number of modes present in the wave guide.phase shift of the wave guide,type of mode propagating.

    Please mention the type of the cable and its specifications , I hope to explain 😀

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