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The Preparation of Electrohydrodynamic Bridges from Polar Dielectric Liquids

The Preparation of Electrohydrodynamic Bridges from Polar Dielectric Liquids

Published on: September 30, 2014

Comprehensive refractive manipulation of water waves using electrostriction.

Valentin Mouet¹, Benjamin Apffel¹, Emmanuel Fort¹

¹Institut Langevin, Ecole Supérieure de Physique et Chimie Industrielle (ESPCI-PSL), Université Paris Sciences et Lettres, CNRS, Paris 75005, France.

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America

|January 30, 2023

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Electrostriction enables precise, contactless control of water waves using refraction. This method allows for tunable focusing lenses and waveguides, overcoming limitations of traditional depth-based methods.

Keywords:

electrostriction hydrodynamic waves refraction water waves wave control

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Area of Science:

Fluid dynamics
Wave propagation
Electromagnetism

Background:

Refraction principles offer powerful wave control, exemplified by optics.
Controlling water waves via depth variations is limited by nonlinearities and damping.
A contactless method for water wave refraction control is needed.

Purpose of the Study:

To demonstrate electrostriction as a method for precise, contactless control of water wave refraction.
To characterize the behavior of water waves under an electrostrictive field.
To implement refraction-based devices for water wave manipulation.

Main Methods:

Utilizing an electrode under high voltage placed above grounded conductive water.
Experimentally inducing electrostriction to modify water wave velocity.
Characterizing Snell-Descartes laws and total internal reflection for water waves.

Main Results:

Electrostriction successfully controlled water wave propagation.
Wave velocity was reduced by up to approximately 50% under the electrode.
Snell's law and total internal reflection were experimentally verified for water waves.
Electrically tunable focusing lenses, waveguides, and beam splitters were implemented.

Conclusions:

Electrostriction provides a novel and effective method for controlling water waves via refraction.
This technique overcomes limitations of traditional depth-based methods, enabling new applications.
The demonstrated devices showcase the potential for advanced water wave manipulation.