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We present an analytic solution of bound states in the continuum (BICs) for photons and atoms in a one-dimensional coupled cavity array. These bound states are formed by two ensembles of twolevel atoms confined in separated cavities of the…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2017-08-23 P. T. Fong , C. K. Law

Bound states in the continuum (BICs), an emerging type of long-lived resonances different from the cavity-based ones, have been explored in several classical systems, including photonic crystals and surface acoustic waves. Here, we reveal…

Optics · Physics 2019-04-02 Mengdi Zhao , Kejie Fang

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 introduce a method for effectively identifying bound states in the continuum (BICs) - notably without computing the imaginary part of the eigenvalues - thereby simplifying the modeling and potentially reducing computation time. In real,…

Classical Physics · Physics 2026-04-30 Vincent Laude , David Röhlig

When wave scattering systems are subject to certain symmetries, resonant states may decouple from the far-field continuum; they remain localized to the structure and cannot be excited by incident waves from the far field. In this work, we…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2021-10-27 Habib Ammari , Bryn Davies , Erik Orvehed Hiltunen , Hyundae Lee , Sanghyeon Yu

We analytically model a one-dimensional lattice with periodic impurities representing a photonic crystal from first principles. We then investigate bound states in the continuum by computing the transmission and reflection coefficients. It…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2024-10-10 Benjamin Rempfer , Gonzalo Ordonez

Bound states in the continuum (BICs), known for their theoretically infinite quality (Q) factors and strong field localization, hold great promise for high-performance photonic devices. However, conventional true BICs typically rely on…

Optics · Physics 2026-02-25 Yiyun Yan , Yichao Liu , Fei Sun , Yuxin Zhou

Continuum-buried defect states in semiconductors are generally expected to be optically inactive due to their strong coupling to continuum bands. Here, we show that such defects can instead host radiative electronic bound states in the…

Materials Science · Physics 2026-05-27 Seong Yun Hong , Liang Z. Tan , Ki Hoon Lee , Youngho Kang , Yeonghun Lee

In recent years, bound states in continuum (BICs) have gained significant value for practitioners in both theoretical and applied photonics. This paper focuses on devices that utilize non-homogeneous thin patterned laminae. The properties,…

Optics · Physics 2024-07-11 Ovidiu-Zeno Lipan , Aldo De Sabata

Starting from a potential with a continuum of energy eigenstates, we show how the methods of supersymmetric quantum mechanics can be used to generate families of potentials with bound states in the continuum [BICs]. We also find the…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2008-11-26 J. Pappademos , U. Sukhatme , A. Pagnamenta

Recently emerged dielectric resonators and metasurfaces offer a low-loss platform for efficient manipulation of electromagnetic waves from microwave to visible. Such flat meta-optics can focus electromagnetic waves, generate structured…

It is shown that two fundamentally different phenomena, the bound states in continuum and the spectral singularity (or time-reversed spectral singularity), can occur simultaneously. This can be achieved, in particular, in a rectangular core…

Optics · Physics 2018-02-02 Bikashkali Midya , Vladimir V. Konotop

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

The use of fully or partially absorbing boundary conditions for diffusion-based problems has become paradigmatic in physical chemistry and biochemistry to describe reactions occurring in solutions or in living media. However, as chemical…

Statistical Mechanics · Physics 2022-12-13 Francesco Piazza

Bound states in the continuum (BIC) are shown to exist in a single-level Fano-Anderson model with a colored interaction between the discrete state and a tight-binding continuum, which may describe mesoscopic electron or photon transport in…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2009-11-13 Stefano Longhi

We find the phase-controlled bound state out of the continuum~(BOC) and bound state in the continuum~(BIC) in an artificial giant atom dressed one-dimensional photonic waveguide where the giant atom couples to the waveguide via two distant…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2024-10-22 Xiaojun Zhang , Mingjie Zhu , Zhihai Wang

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

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

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

In waveguide quantum electrodynamics systems, atomic radiation emission is shaped by the photonic environment and collective atom interactions, offering promising applications in quantum technologies. In particular, atom-photon bound…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2025-05-01 Stefano Longhi