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Bound states in the continuum (BICs) are generally considered unusual phenomena. In this work, we provide a method to analyze the spatial structure of particle's bound states in the presence of a minimal length, which can be used to find…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2020-04-23 Zhang Xiao , Yang Bo , Wei Chaozhen , Luo Maokang

We propose a sigma_z-symmetry-preserving approach to achieve Janus bound states in the continuum (Janus BICs) exhibiting asymmetric topological charges in the upward and downward radiation channels. While prior approaches typically involve…

Optics · Physics 2025-05-07 Hongzhi Zuo , Shengxuan Xia , Haiyu Meng

Bound states in the continuum (BICs) in planar photonic structures have attracted broad scientific interest owing to their exceptional capability to confine light. Topological robustness of certain BICs allows them to be moved in the…

Optics · Physics 2024-12-04 Huayu Bai , Andriy Shevchenko , Radoslaw Kolkowski

Tunable bound states in the continuum (BICs) in photonic crystal slabs are highly sensitive to substrate-induced mirror-symmetry breaking and typically degrade into finite-$Q$ quasi-BICs in realistic integrated platforms. Here we show that…

Optics · Physics 2026-05-11 Hai Huang , Huiming Zhang , Biye Xie , Wengang Bi , Daquan Zhang

Over the last few decades, the study of Bound States in the Continuum, their formation, and properties has attracted lots of attention, especially in optics and photonics. It is particularly noticeable that most of these investigations base…

Optics · Physics 2024-01-08 Sofía Pinto , Rafael A. Molina , Pedro A. Orellana

Recent advancements in photonic bound states in the continuum (BICs) have opened up exciting new possibilities for the design of optoelectronic devices with improved performance. In this perspective article, we provide an overview of recent…

Bound states in the continuum (BICs) have some unusual properties and important applications in photonics. A periodic structure sandwiched between two homogeneous media is the most popular platform for observing BICs and realizing their…

Optics · Physics 2021-09-01 Lijun Yuan , Ya Yan Lu

The concept of bound states in the continuum (BIC) has been advancing light confinement technology in leaky environments. In this letter, we propose and numerically demonstrate a slow light waveguide based on a BIC mode. We considered a…

We investigate the robustness of bound states in the continuum (BICs) in a bilayer dielectric rod array against geometric and material perturbations. Our analysis focuses on both symmetry-protected and Fabry-P\'erot BICs, examining their…

As widely studied topological singularities, bound states in the continuum (BICs) have revealed rich physical properties through their momentum-space topology. Here, we reveal and experimentally demonstrate that magnetically induced chiral…

One of the main applications of the bound state in the continuum (BIC) is the low-threshold lasing. Ideally, the infinite quality factor of the BIC results in the zero-threshold and zero-linewidth lasing. However, various effects disturb…

Optics · Physics 2025-08-22 Tetsuyuki Ochiai

Excitation of a bound state in the continuum (BIC) through scattering is problematic since it is by definition uncoupled. Here, we consider a type of dressed BIC and show that it can be excited in a nonlinear system through multi-photon…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2019-02-28 Giuseppe Calajò , Yao-Lung L. Fang , Harold U. Baranger , Francesco Ciccarello

A bound state in the continuum (BIC) is an eigenmode with the corresponding eigenvalue embedded in the continuous spectrum. There is currently a significant research interest on BICs in the photonics community, because they can be used to…

Optics · Physics 2025-04-29 Xiuchen Yu , Ya Yan Lu

We study a class of bound states in the continuum (BICs) in all-dielectric periodic structures, near which resonant states approach ideal circularly polarized states (CPSs). We term these BICs {\em asymptotically circularly polarized BICs}…

Optics · Physics 2025-11-18 Nan Zhang , Ya Yan Lu

In the field of optics, bound state in the continuum (BIC) has been researched in many photonic crystals and periodic structures due to a strong resonance and an ultrahigh Q factor. Some designs of narrowband transmission filters, lasers,…

Optics · Physics 2022-04-26 Yuhang Ruan , Jicheng Wang , Zheng-Da Hu , Yixiang Wang

A periodic structure sandwiched between two homogeneous media can support bound states in the continuum (BICs) that are valuable for many applications. It is known that generic BICs in periodic structures with an up-down mirror symmetry and…

Optics · Physics 2021-09-08 Lijun Yuan , Ya Yan Lu

Interest in finite-size systems has risen in the last decades, due to the focus on nanotechnological applications and because they are convenient for numerical treatment that can subsequently be extrapolated to infinite lattices.…

Strongly Correlated Electrons · Physics 2017-07-10 Krissia Zawadzki , Luiz Nunes de Oliveira , Irene D'Amico

Bound states in the continuum (BICs) have emerged as powerful tools to realize ultra-high-Q resonances in nanophotonics. While previous implementations have primarily relied on dielectric metasurfaces, their optical confinement remains…

The design of devices based on acoustic or optical fields requires the fabrication of cavities and structures capable of efficiently trapping these waves. A special type of cavity can be designed to support resonances with a theoretically…

Classical Physics · Physics 2023-06-28 Marc Martí-Sabaté , Junfei Li , Bahram Djafari-Rouhani , Steven A. Cummer , Dani Torrent

Bound states in the continuum (BIC) holds significant promise in manipulating electromagnetic fields and reducing losses in optical structures, leading to advancements in both fundamental research and practical applications. Despite their…

Optics · Physics 2024-09-04 Shuai Liu , Bo-Han Wu , Jeffrey Huang , Zheshen Zhang