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A general symmetry-controlled mechanism is proposed for realizing dual flat-bands of bound state in the continuum (BIC) and its radiative counterpart in photonic crystal slabs. By breaking the vertical mirror symmetry of slab,…

Optics · Physics 2026-01-27 Jiayao Liu , Zimeng Zeng , Zhuoyang Li , Zelong He , Zhaona Wang

We demonstrate a fully integrable and reconfigurable platform for controlling quantum emission by harnessing chiral exceptional bound states in the continuum (BICs) as a higher-order non-Hermitian singularity. Our architecture employs…

Optics · Physics 2026-03-09 Jin Li , Kexun Wu , Qi Hao , Yan Chen , Jiawei Wang

We present a distinct mechanism for the formation of bound states in the continuum (BICs). In chiral quantum systems there appear zero-energy states in which the wave function has finite amplitude only in one of the subsystems defined by…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2014-07-30 Jordi Mur-Petit , Rafael A. Molina

Bound states in the continuum (BIC) have been studied mainly in optics. Recently, electronic BIC have been proposed. They appear as points in the momentum space and are protected topologically by the Chern number. In this study, we propose…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2019-02-20 Manabu Takeichi , Shuichi Murakami

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

We introduce the novel concept of a bound state in the continuum (BIC) for a binary lattice satisfying the ${\mathcal{P T}}$ symmetry condition. We show how to build such state and the local potential necessary to sustain it. We find that…

Pattern Formation and Solitons · Physics 2014-05-20 Mario I. Molina , Yuri S. Kivshar

Tailoring optical nonlinear effects (e.g. harmonic generation, sum-frequency mixing, etc.) in the recently emerging all-dielectric platform is important for both the fundamental science and industrial development of high-efficiency,…

Optics · Physics 2022-06-02 Shuyuan Xiao , Meibao Qin , Junyi Duan , Feng Wu , Tingting Liu

We develop a semi-analytical model to describe bound states in the continuum (BICs) in photonic crystal slabs. We model leaky modes supported by photonic crystal slabs as a transverse Fabry-Perot resonance composed of a few propagative…

Recent studies have demonstrated that ultrahigh-$Q$ resonances, which are robust to fabrication imperfections, can be realized by merging multiple bound states in the continuum (BICs) in momentum space. The merging of multiple BICs holds…

Optics · Physics 2024-06-06 Sun-Goo Lee , Seong-Han Kim , Wook-Jae Lee

A bound state in the continuum (BIC) is a spatially bounded energy eigenstate lying in a continuous spectrum of extended eigenstates. While various types of single-particle BICs have been found in the literature, whether or not BICs can…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2023-07-12 Shoki Sugimoto , Yuto Ashida , Masahito Ueda

Band structure analysis is central to understanding wave propagation in periodic media; however, it becomes challenging in open systems owing to energy leakage. Photonic crystal (PhC) slabs exemplify such systems, featuring periodicity in…

Optics · Physics 2026-03-20 Jie Liu , Ziyun Peng , Qianju Song , Ang Chen , Liping Yang , Chunxiong Zheng , Dezhuan Han

Bound states in the continuum (BICs), referring to spatially localized bound states with energies falling within the range of extended modes, have been extensively investigated in single-particle systems, leading to diverse applications in…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2024-09-17 Na Sun , Weixuan Zhang , Hao Yuan , Xiangdong Zhang

We study the bound states in the continuum (BIC) in a system of two identical two-level giant atoms coupled to a one-dimensional waveguide. By deriving general dark-state conditions, we clarify how coupling configurations and atomic…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2026-05-12 F. J. Lü , W. Z. Jia

Being a general wave phenomenon, bound states in the continuum (BICs) appear in acoustic, hydrodynamic, and photonic systems of various dimensionalities. Here, we report the first experimental observation of an accidental electromagnetic…

Harnessing bound states in the continuum (BICs) for guiding light in leaky environments has unlocked new possibilities in photonic integrated circuits. BIC confinement enables low-loss waveguiding of leaky transverse-magnetic (TM) modes in…

Being motivated by recent achievements in the rapidly developing fields of optical bound states in the continuum (BICs) and excitons in monolayers of transition metal dichalcogenides, we analyze strong coupling between BICs in $\rm Ta_2O_5$…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2018-10-24 K. L. Koshelev , S. K. Sychev , Z. F. Sadrieva , A. A. Bogdanov , I. V. Iorsh

Dielectric metasurfaces supporting quasi-bound states in the continuum (quasi-BICs) exhibit very high quality factor resonances and electric field confinement. However, accessing the high-Q end of the quasi-BIC regime usually requires…

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

In this work, we investigate the bound states in the continuum (BIC) of a one-dimensional spin-1 flat band system. It is found that, when the potential is sufficiently strong, there exists an effective attractive potential well surrounded…

Quantum Gases · Physics 2022-07-12 Yi-Cai Zhang

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…

Optics · Physics 2021-04-28 Amgad Abdrabou , Ya Yan Lu