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 …

Bound states in the continuum in resonant nanostructures: an overview of engineered materials for tailored applications

S Joseph, S Pandey, S Sarkar, J Joseph - Nanophotonics, 2021 - degruyter.com
From theoretical model to experimental realization, the bound state in the continuum (BIC) is
an emerging area of research interest in the last decade. In the initial years, well-established …

Ultralow-threshold laser using super-bound states in the continuum

MS Hwang, HC Lee, KH Kim, KY Jeong… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Wavelength-scale lasers provide promising applications through low power consumption
requiring for optical cavities with increased quality factors. Cavity radiative losses can be …

From Fano to quasi-BIC resonances in individual dielectric nanoantennas

E Melik-Gaykazyan, K Koshelev, JH Choi, SS Kruk… - Nano Letters, 2021 - ACS Publications
Sharp optical resonances in high-index dielectric nanostructures have recently attracted
significant attention for their promising applications in nanophotonics. Fano resonances, as …

Lasing of carbon dots: Chemical design, mechanisms, and bright future

Y Zhang, S Lu - Chem, 2024 - cell.com
Carbon dots (CDs) are a new solution-processable laser material. They offer advantages of
non-toxicity, low cost, and high stability, making them attractive for the sustainable …

Bound states in the continuum in photonic structures

KL Koshelev, ZF Sadrieva, AA Shcherbakov… - Phys.-Usp, 2023 - ufn.ru
Bound states in the continuum (BICs) are a striking example of how a solution to a simple
problem of quantum mechanics, obtained about a century ago, can serve as an incentive to …

Nanophotonic nonlinear and laser devices exploiting bound states in the continuum

MS Hwang, KY Jeong, JP So, KH Kim… - Communications …, 2022 - nature.com
The quality factor (Q), describing the rate of energy loss from a resonator, is a defining
performance metric for nanophotonic devices. Suppressing cavity radiative losses enables …

High-quality-factor silicon-on-lithium niobate metasurfaces for electro-optically reconfigurable wavefront shaping

E Klopfer, S Dagli, D Barton III, M Lawrence… - Nano …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Dynamically reconfigurable metasurfaces promise compact and lightweight spatial light
modulation for many applications, including LiDAR, AR/VR, and LiFi systems. Here, we …

Bound states in the continuum in the visible emerging from out-of-plane magnetic dipoles

S Murai, DR Abujetas, GW Castellanos… - ACS …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Bound states in the continuum (BICs) are electromagnetic modes with a dispersion inside
the light cone and infinite lifetimes. This exceptional property has led to intensive research …

Engineering bound states in the continuum at telecom wavelengths with non‐bravais lattices

S Murai, DR Abujetas, L Liu… - Laser & Photonics …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Various optical phenomena can be induced in periodic arrays of nanoparticles by the
radiative coupling of the local dipoles in each particle. Probably the most impressive …