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We propose a unique framework to study the topological properties of an optical bound state in the continuum(BIC). We employ the interactions between proximity resonances undergoing avoided resonance crossing in a specialty optical…

Optics · Physics 2020-10-07 Harsh K. Gandhi , Arnab Laha , Somnath Ghosh

We consider E polarized bound states in the radiation continuum (BICs) in circular periodical arrays of $N$ infinitely long dielectric rods. We find that each true BIC which occurs in an infinite linear array has its counterpart in the…

Optics · Physics 2018-03-21 Evgeny N. Bulgakov , Almas F. Sadreev

The photonic bound state in the continuum (BIC) is discovered in a hybrid photonic circuit with low refractive index waveguide on a high refractive index thin membrane, where the optical dissipation is forbidden because of the destructive…

Fano resonances and bound states in the continuum (BICs) exhibit a rich phenomenology stemming from, respectively, their asymmetric line shapes and infinite quality factors. Here, we show experimentally and theoretically that rod dimer…

In this work, we develop a perturbation theory to analyze resonant states near a bound state in the continuum (BIC) in photonic crystal slabs. The theory allows us to rigorously determine the asymptotic behavior of $Q$-factor and the…

Optics · Physics 2024-12-10 Nan Zhang , Ya Yan Lu

For optical waveguides with a layered background which itself is a slab waveguide, a guided mode is a bound state in the continuum (BIC), if it coexists with slab modes propagating outwards in the lateral direction; i.e., there are lateral…

Optics · Physics 2023-11-27 Nan Zhang , Ya Yan Lu

We investigate the formation of photonic bound states in the continuum (BICs) in photonic crystal slabs from an analytical perspective. Unlike the stationary at-$\Gamma$ BICs which origin from the geometric symmetry, the tunable…

Optics · Physics 2014-07-22 Yi Yang , Chao Peng , Yong Liang , Zhengbin Li , Susumu Noda

We examine the one dimensional Dirac equation with modulated or position dependent velocity. In particular, it is shown that using suitable velocity profiles it is possible to create bound state in continuum (BIC) like, as well as, discrete…

Materials Science · Physics 2012-10-02 O. Panella , P. Roy

It is known that the superposition of two bound states in the continuum (BIC) leads to the phenomenon of an oscillating bound state, where excitations mediated by the continuum modes oscillate persistently. We perform exact calculations for…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2023-02-20 Kian Hwee Lim , Wai-Keong Mok , Leong-Chuan Kwek

Bound states in the continuum (BiCs) convert dissipative open systems into effectively closed quantum subspaces through destructive interference. We show that two identical giant atoms coupled to a one-dimensional waveguide support BICs…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2026-02-27 Alexis R. Legón , Mario Miranda Rojas , Pedro Orellana , Ariel Norambuena

Localised wave oscillations in an open system that do not decay or grow in time, despite their frequency lying within a continuous spectrum of radiation modes carrying energy to or from infinity, are known as bound states in the continuum…

Fluid Dynamics · Physics 2022-01-12 Ory Schnitzer , Richard Porter

Bound states in the continuum (BICs) are spatially localized modes embedded in the spectrum of extended states, typically stabilized by symmetry or interference. While extensively studied in single-particle and linear systems, the many-body…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2025-11-25 Walter Rieck , Anton Frisk Kockum , Guangze Chen

This paper presents a rigorous mathematical analysis for symmetry-based Bound States in the Continuum (BICs) in optical waveguide arrays. Different from existing research, we consider a finite system of horizontally and equidistantly…

Optics · Physics 2025-12-25 Xin Feng , Wei Wu

Bound states in the continuum (BICs), with the ability of trapping and manipulating waves within the radiation continuum, have gained significant attention for their potential applications in optics and acoustics. However, challenges arise…

Materials Science · Physics 2025-09-03 Shunda Yin , Zhenyu Wang , Liping Ye , Hailong He , Manzhu Ke , Weiyin Deng , Jiuyang Lu , Zhengyou Liu

Optical bound states in the continuum (BICs), which are exotic localized eigenstates embedded in the continuum spectrum and topological polarization singularity in momentum space, have attracted great attentions in both fundamental and…

Optics · Physics 2024-07-02 Qing-an Tu , Hongxin Zhou , Yan Meng , Maohua Gong , Zhen Gao

We consider bound states in the continuum (BICs) in low-contrast dielectric gratings (DGs). It is demonstrated that the BICs originate from the reduced guided modes on the effective dielectric slab with the permittivity equal to the average…

Optics · Physics 2018-11-28 Evgeny N. Bulgakov , Dmitrii N. Maksimov

We study few-body bound states of charged particles subject to attractive zero-range/short-range plus repulsive Coulomb interparticle forces. The characteristic length scales of the system at zero energy are set by the Coulomb length scale…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2019-10-23 C. H. Schmickler , H. -W. Hammer , A. G. Volosniev

Bound state formation is a classic feature of quantum mechanics, where a particle localizes in the vicinity of an attractive potential. This is typically understood as the particle lowering its potential energy. In this article, we discuss…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2023-08-16 Eric He , R. Ganesh

In the bound states in the continuum (BIC) the binding energy is positive, and the mass of a composite particle is greater than the total mass of its constituents. In this work the BIC state is studied for the electron-proton system with…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2023-03-16 A. I. Agafonov

A theory based on the superposition principle is developed to uncover the basic physics of the wave behavior in a finite grating of N unit cells. The theory reveals that bound states in the continuum (BICs) of infinite quality factor…

Optics · Physics 2024-11-20 Huawei Liang , Yuanzhi Liu , Yu-Jia Zeng , Yangjian Cai , Tingyin Ning