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We demonstrate the existence of tunable bound-states in continuum (BIC) in a 1-dimensional quantum wire with two impurities induced by an intense monochromatic radiation field. We found that there is a new type of BIC due to the Fano…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2014-09-05 Yingyue Boretz , Gonzalo Ordonez , Satoshi Tanaka , Tomio Petrosky

Bound states in the continuum (BICs) have greatly impacted our ability to manipulate light-matter interaction at the nanoscale. However, in periodic structures, BICs are typically realized below the diffraction limit, thus leaving a broad…

Optics · Physics 2026-01-13 Ji Tong Wang , Nicolae C. Panoiu

Bound states in the continuum (BICs) are exotic optical topological singularities that defy the typical radiation within the continuum of radiative modes and carry topological polarization vortices in momentum space. Enabling ultrahigh…

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

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

The question of how to continuously manipulate a photonic system between a radiating state and a bound state is an important challenge in photonics, as its solution promises broad technological relevance for optical sensors, modulators,…

Optics · Physics 2021-02-03 Andreas Henkel , Maik Meudt , Maximilian Buchmüller , Patrick Görrn

Optical bound states in the continuum (BICs) provide a way to engineer very narrow resonances in photonic crystals. The extended interaction time in such systems is particularly promising for enhancement of nonlinear optical processes and…

For photonic crystal slab (PCS) structures, bound states in the continuum (BICs) and circularly polarized states (dubbed C-points) are important topological polarization singularities in momentum-space and have attracted burgeoning…

Optics · Physics 2023-10-31 Jiale Chen , Zhao-Xian Chen , Jun-Long Kou , Yan-Qing Lu

Optical bound state in the continuum (BIC) is characterized by infinitely high quality factor resulting in drastic enhancement of light-matter interaction phenomena. We study the optical response of a one-dimensional photonic crystal slab…

Optics · Physics 2018-07-04 S. D. Krasikov , A. A. Bogdanov , I. V. Iorsh

Bound states in the continuum (BICs) in photonic slabs and metasurfaces appear as polarization singularities in momentum space, characterized by an integer winding number. This winding is widely treated as a robust topological label,…

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…

Metasurfaces and photonic crystals have revolutionized classical and quantum manipulation of light, and opened the door to studying various optical singularities related to phases and polarization states. However, traditional nanophotonic…

We consider bound states in the continuum (BICs) in a 1D multilayered system of an anisotropic defect layer embedded into an anisotropic photonic crystal. We analytically demonstrate that an anisotropic defect layer embedded into…

Optics · Physics 2022-03-23 Pavel S. Pankin , Dmitrii N. Maksimov , Ivan V. Timofeev

Optical bound-states in the continuum (BICs) have greatly enriched the field of nonlinear optics with novel ways to control and manipulate light-matter interaction at the nanoscale. This has been made possible by their unique physical…

Optics · Physics 2025-03-17 Ji Tong Wang , Nicolae C. Panoiu

Bound states in the continuum (BICs), circularly polarized states (C points) and degenerate states are all of three types of singular points of polarization in the momentum space. For photonic crystal slabs (PhCSs) with linearly polarized…

Optics · Physics 2020-05-01 Weimin Ye , Yang Gao , Jianlong Liu

Optical metasurfaces with high-Q chiral resonances can boost light-matter interaction for various applications of chiral response for ultrathin, active, and nonlinear metadevices. Usually, such metasurfaces require sophisticated…

We theoretically investigate and experimentally demonstrate that genuine bound states in the continuum (BICs) -- polarization-protected BICs -- can be completely localized within finite-size solid resonators. This bound mode is realized in…

Applied Physics · Physics 2024-10-22 Yeongtae Jang , Seokwoo Kim , Dongwoo Lee , Eunho Kim , Junsuk Rrho

Optical bound states in the continuum (BICs) provide a unique mechanism of light confinement that holds great potential for fundamental and applied research in optics and photonics. Of particular interest are merging BICs realized in planar…

Optics · Physics 2025-04-22 Huayu Bai , Andriy Shevchenko , Radoslaw Kolkowski

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

Quasi-bound states in the continuum (q-BICs) are resonant states of suitably tailored nanostructures with long optical lifetimes controlled by symmetry-breaking perturbations. While in planarized ultrathin devices the resulting Fano…

Optics · Physics 2021-02-24 Adam Overvig , Nanfang Yu , Andrea Alu