Manipulating Water Wave Propagation via Gradient Index Media.

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College of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, People's Republic of China.

Published: November 2015

It is challenging to realise the perfect manipulation of water waves within a broad range of frequencies. By extending conformal transformation principles to water waves, their propagation can be controlled via gradually varying water depths, permitting the realisation of a desired refractive index profile for linear water surface waves. Wave bending, directional wave emission and wave focusing are analysed experimentally with accompanying simulations. The results demonstrate desired wave manipulations within a broad range of frequencies, confirming the accuracy and effectiveness of conformal transformation for water waves.

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