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Polarization singularities including bound states in the continuum (BICs) and circularly polarized states have provided promising opportunities in the manipulation of light waves. Previous studies show that BICs in photonic crystal slabs…
Bound states in the continuum (BICs) in a periodic structure sandwiched between two homogeneous media have interesting properties and useful applications in photonics. The topological nature of BICs was previously revealed based on a…
We propose a novel topological defect called Janus bound states in the continuum (BICs), featuring asymmetric topological charges in upward and downward radiation channels. Our approach involves a photonic crystal slab (PCS) that initially…
Bound states in the continuum (BICs) and exceptional points (EPs) have been the subjects of recent intensive research as they exhibit exotic phenomena that are significant for both fundamental physics and practical applications. We…
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…
Photonic metasurfaces offer exceptional control over light at the nanoscale, facilitating applications spanning from biosensing, and nonlinear optics to photocatalysis. Many metasurfaces, especially resonant ones, rely on periodicity for…
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 propose a realistic semiconductor system containing bound states in the continuum (BICs) which allows for a practical realization. By varying the confinement strength of excitons in cuprous oxide quantum wells, we show that long-lived…
Resonant optical systems have widespread applications in science and technology. However, their quality ($Q$) factors can be significantly deteriorated, if some of their parts exhibit optical absorption. Here, we show that by coupling a…
The technological requirements of low-power and high-fidelity color displays have been instrumental in driving research into advanced coloration technologies. At the forefront of these developments is the implementation of dye-free…
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…
We study transport properties of an arbitrary two terminal Hermitian system within a tight-binding approximation and derive the expression for the transparency in the form, which enables one to determine exact energies of perfect (unity)…
In this paper, we present a novel universal coupled theory for metamaterial Bound states in the continuum (BIC) or quasi-Bound states in the continuum (quasi-BIC) which provides ultra-high Q resonance for metamaterial devices. Our theory…
We report the existence of quasi-bound modes in the continuum (quasi-BICs) in architected elastic plates based on a square lattice. The structure consists of topologically trivial and nontrivial lattices, forming an interface and…
Transitions from bound states in the continuum (BICs) to quasi-BICs (qBICs) are typically realized by introducing in-plane asymmetry, including permittivity asymmetry ({\epsilon}-qBICs) and geometry asymmetry (g-qBICs). Here, we demonstrate…
The interaction of light beams with resonant structures has led to the development of various optical platforms for sensing, particle manipulation, and strong light-matter interaction. In the current study, we investigate the manifestations…
Tunable bound states in the continuum (BICs) in metasurfaces offer powerful opportunities to control light-matter interactions, yet the role of out-of-plane symmetry breaking remains poorly understood. Here, we reveal a mechanism that…
We explain the origin of bound states in the continuum (BICs) in a planar grating waveguide, in particular, a mechanism for formation of degenerate BICs, via the analytical theory of the infinite-grating eigenmodes. Conventional…
We study bound states embedded into the continuum of edge states in two-dimensional topological insulators. These states emerge in the presence of a short-range potential of a structural defect coupled to the boundary. In this case the edge…
The detection of single particles or molecules represents a critical milestone in the development of biosensing technologies. Recently developed optical sensors based on quasi-bound states in the continuum (qBICs) have primarily focused on…