Ocean wave propagation modelling: a tool to understand optical phenomena

Abstract

In this paper we discuss some of the transformations undergone by the water waves as they approach shallow water and how their behavior can be applied to improve the understanding of optical waves. Moreover, in order to compare the similarities between water waves and light waves, a ocean wave propagation model was employed as a research tool for some idealized cases, helping the visualization of this equivalence.

aquatic waves; light waves; computational modelling