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Bound states in the continuum (BICs) are widely known spatially localized states experimentally implemented as quasi-BICs. Although they emerged as a promising solution for achieving high-quality resonances in photonic structures,…

Using formalism of effective Hamiltonian we consider bound states in continuum (BIC). They are those eigen states of non-hermitian effective Hamiltonian which have real eigen values. It is shown that BICs are orthogonal to open channels of…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2015-06-25 Evgeny N. Bulgakov , Konstantin N. Pichugin , Almas F. Sadreev , Ingrid Rotter

Bound states in the continuum (BICs) are quantum states that remain localized despite existing within a continuum of extended, delocalized states. They defy conventional wave theories and could be instrumental for quantum technologies that…

The physics of bound states in the continuum (BICs) allows to design and demonstrate optical resonant structures with large values of the quality factor ($Q$-factor) by employing dielectric structures with low losses. However, BIC is a…

Optics · Physics 2023-11-23 Yao Liang , Din Ping Tsai , Yuri Kivshar

For a periodic structure sandwiched between two homogeneous media, a bound state in the continuum (BIC) is a guided Bloch mode with a frequency in the radiation continuum. Optical BICs have found many applications, mainly because they give…

Optics · Physics 2021-04-14 Lijun Yuan , Ya Yan Lu

We introduce a new type of a bound state in the continuum (BIC) which appears in the photonic structure consisting of two coupled waveguides where one of them supports a discrete eigenmode spectrum embedded in the continuum of the other…

Optics · Physics 2024-12-13 Jiri Petracek , Vladimir Kuzmiak , Jiri Ctyroky , Ivan Richter

We address a two-dimensional parity-time (PT)-symmetric structure built as a chain of waveguides, where all waveguides except for the central one are conservative, while the central one is divided into two halves with gain and losses. We…

Waves that are perfectly confined in the continuous spectrum of radiating waves without interaction with them are known as bound states in the continuum (BICs). Despite recent discoveries of BICs in nanophotonics, full routing and control…

Optics · Physics 2019-08-02 Zejie Yu , Xiang Xi , Jingwen Ma , Hon Ki Tsang , Chang-Ling Zou , Xiankai Sun

Bound states in the continuum (BICs) represent localized modes with energies embedded in the continuous spectrum of radiating waves. BICs were discovered initially as a mathematical curiosity in quantum mechanics, and more recently were…

Bound states in the continuum (BICs) emerge throughout Physics as leaky/resonant modes that remain however highly localized. They have attracted much attention in Optics and Photonics, and especially in metasurfaces, i.e. planar arrays of…

Bound states in the continuum (BICs) are spatially localized eigenmodes that remain perfectly confined even though their energies reside within a continuum of radiating modes. BICs were predicted in 1929, but their experimental realization…

In the framework of the Bose-Hubbard model, we show that two-particle surface bound states embedded in the continuum (BIC) can be sustained at the edge of a semi-infinite one-dimensional tight-binding lattice for any infinitesimally-small…

Strongly Correlated Electrons · Physics 2015-06-16 S. Longhi , G. Della Valle

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 (BICs) exist in a variety of physical systems where they appear as lossless propagating states surrounded by radiating modes. However, in the case of open systems, they coexist with continuous families of…

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…

We propose a new paradigm for realizing bound states in the continuum (BICs) by engineering the environment of a system to control the number of available radiation channels. Using this method, we demonstrate that a photonic crystal slab…

Optics · Physics 2019-07-17 Alexander Cerjan , Chia Wei Hsu , Mikael C. Rechtsman

Bound states in the continuum (BICs) are a fascinating class of eigenstates that trap energy within the continuum, enabling breakthroughs in ultra-low-threshold lasing, high-Q sensing, and advanced wave-matter interactions. However, their…

Applied Physics · Physics 2026-04-29 Sheng-Nan Liang , Zhen-Hui Qin , Shu-Mao Wu , Hua-Yang Chen , Si-Yuan Yu , Yan-Feng Chen

A bound state in the continuum (BIC) is a localized state of an open structure with access to radiation channels, yet it remains highly confined with, in theory, infinite lifetime and quality factor. There have been many realizations of…

One-dimensional crystals serve as a versatile platform for engineering nontrivial states, which can be easily explored in transport configurations. In this work, we analyze the properties of a periodic structure composed of an H-shaped unit…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2026-03-19 Sofía Pinto , P. A. Orellana , Sergio Bravo

Bound states in the continuum (BICs) arise from destructive interference suppressing radiation despite spectral overlap with the continuum. Here we show that Friedrich--Wintgen interference naturally emerges from a bright--dark supermode…

Optics · Physics 2026-05-13 Sergio Balestrieri , Bruno Miranda , Silvia Romano , Gianluigi Zito