Applications of bound states in the continuum in photonics

M Kang, T Liu, CT Chan, M Xiao - Nature Reviews Physics, 2023 - nature.com
Bound states in the continuum (BICs) have attracted attention in photonics owing to their
interesting properties. For example, BICs can effectively confine light in a counterintuitive …

Recent advances in ultrathin chiral metasurfaces by twisted stacking

Z Han, F Wang, J Sun, X Wang, Z Tang - Advanced Materials, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Artificial chiral nanostructures have been subjected to extensive research for their unique
chiroptical activities. Planarized chiral films of ultrathin thicknesses are in particular demand …

Observation of intrinsic chiral bound states in the continuum

Y Chen, H Deng, X Sha, W Chen, R Wang, YH Chen… - Nature, 2023 - nature.com
Photons with spin angular momentum possess intrinsic chirality, which underpins many
phenomena including nonlinear optics, quantum optics, topological photonics and …

Topological metamaterials

X Ni, S Yves, A Krasnok, A Alu - Chemical Reviews, 2023 - ACS Publications
The topological properties of an object, associated with an integer called the topological
invariant, are global features that cannot change continuously but only through abrupt …

Realizing Ultrahigh‐Q Resonances Through Harnessing Symmetry‐Protected Bound States in the Continuum

L Huang, S Li, C Zhou, H Zhong, S You… - Advanced Functional …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Harnessing the power of symmetry‐protected bound states in the continuum (SP BICs) has
become a focal point in scientific exploration, promising many interesting applications in …

Phase interrogation sensor based on all-dielectric BIC metasurface

Z Liu, T Guo, Q Tan, Z Hu, Y Sun, H Fan, Z Zhang… - Nano Letters, 2023 - ACS Publications
The low performance of sensors based on an all-dielectric metasurface limits their
application compared to metallic counterparts. Here, for the first time, an all-dielectric BIC …

Monolithic spiral metalens for ultrahigh‐capacity and single‐shot sorting of full angular momentum state

X Li, C Chen, Y Guo, Q He, R Zhang… - Advanced Functional …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Sorting orbital angular momentum (OAM) and spin angular momentum (SAM) of photons is
crucial for optical communications, optical storage, and quantum information processing …

Photonic spin-selective perfect absorptance on planar metasurfaces driven by chiral quasi-bound states in the continuum

H Li, H Zhou, G Wei, H Xu, M Qin, J Liu, F Wu - Nanoscale, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Optical metasurfaces with high-quality-factor resonances and selective chirality
simultaneously are desired for nanophotonics. Here, an all-dielectric planar chiral …

Ultra-narrowband terahertz circular dichroism driven by planar metasurface supporting chiral quasi bound states in continuum

J Li, Z Yue, J Li, C Zheng, Y Zhang, J Yao - Optics & Laser Technology, 2023 - Elsevier
Terahertz (THz) chirality pursues customizable manipulation from narrowband to
broadband. While conventional THz chirality is restricted by non-negligible linewidth and …

Recent advances and perspective of photonic bound states in the continuum

G Xu, H Xing, Z Xue, D Lu, J Fan, J Fan, PP Shum… - Ultrafast …, 2023 - spj.science.org
Recent advancements in photonic bound states in the continuum (BICs) have opened up
exciting new possibilities for the design of optoelectronic devices with improved …