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This lecture covers the concept of group delay in dispersive media, group velocity dispersion, material dispersion, waveguide dispersion, and total dispersion in waveguides. It explains how the geometry of the waveguide shapes the dispersion, the effects of dispersion on inter-symbol interference, and how waveguide engineering can modify dispersion. The lecture also discusses the limitations of pulse broadening in fiber optics and the impact on data transmission.