Silicon-on-chip laser based on bound states in the continuum

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Il-Sug Chung ◽  
Sushil Tandukar ◽  
Alireza Taghizadeh
Keyword(s):  
Bound States ◽  
On Chip ◽  
The Continuum

scholarly journals Bound states in the continuum and strong phase resonances in integrated Gires-Tournois interferometer

Nanophotonics ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 83-92 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dmitry A. Bykov ◽  
Evgeni A. Bezus ◽  
Leonid L. Doskolovich
Keyword(s):  
Bound States ◽  
Resonance Effect ◽  
Wave Model ◽  
Slab Waveguide ◽  
Strong Phase ◽  
Practical Applications ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
On Chip ◽  
The Continuum ◽  
Phase Resonance

AbstractPhotonic bound states in the continuum (BICs) are eigenmodes with an infinite lifetime, which coexist with a continuous spectrum of radiating waves. BICs are not only of great theoretical interest but also have a wide range of practical applications, e.g. in the design of optical resonators. Here, we study this phenomenon in a new integrated nanophotonic element consisting of a single dielectric ridge terminating an abruptly ended slab waveguide. This structure can be considered as an on-chip analog of the Gires-Tournois interferometer (GTI). We demonstrate that the proposed integrated structure supports high-Q phase resonances and robust BICs. We develop a simple but extremely accurate coupled-wave model that clarifies the physics of BIC formation and enables predicting BIC locations. The developed model shows that the studied BICs are topologically protected and describes the strong phase resonance effect that occurs when two BICs with opposite topological charges annihilate.

scholarly journals Observation of miniaturized bound states in the continuum with ultra-high quality factors

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zihao Chen ◽  
Xuefan Yin ◽  
Jicheng Jin ◽  
Zhao Zheng ◽  
Zixuan Zhang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Bound States ◽  
Photonic Band Gap ◽  
Light Trapping ◽  
Vertical Direction ◽  
Three Dimensions ◽  
Quality Factors ◽  
High Quality ◽  
Potential Applications ◽  
On Chip ◽  
The Continuum

Abstract Light trapping is a constant pursuit in photonics because of its importance in science and technology. Many mechanisms have been explored, including the use of mirrors made of materials or structures that forbid outgoing waves, and bound states in the continuum that are mirror-less but based on topology. Here we report a compound method, combing mirrors and bound states in the continuum in an optimized way, to achieve a class of on-chip optical cavities that have high quality factors and small modal volumes. Specifically, light is trapped in the transverse direction by the photonic band gap of the lateral hetero-structure and confined in the vertical direction by the constellation of multiple bound states in the continuum. As a result, unlike most bound states in the continuum found in photonic crystal slabs that are de-localized Bloch modes, we achieve light-trapping in all three dimensions and experimentally demonstrate quality factors as high as Q = 1.09×106 and modal volumes as low as V = 3.56 μm3 in the telecommunication regime. We further prove the robustness of our method through the statistical study of multiple fabricated devices. Our work provides a new method of light trapping, which can find potential applications in photonic integration, nonlinear optics and quantum computing.

Bound states in the continuum in double-hole array perforated in a layer of photonic crystal slab

2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (12) ◽  
pp. 125002 ◽  
Author(s):  
Suxia Xie ◽  
Changzhong Xie ◽  
Song Xie ◽  
Jie Zhan ◽  
Zhijian Li ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Photonic Crystal ◽  
Bound States ◽  
Hole Array ◽  
Photonic Crystal Slab ◽  
The Continuum

scholarly journals Differentiating and quantifying exosome secretion from a single cell using quasi-bound states in the continuum

Nanophotonics ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (5) ◽  
pp. 1081-1086 ◽  
Author(s):  
Abdoulaye Ndao ◽  
Liyi Hsu ◽  
Wei Cai ◽  
Jeongho Ha ◽  
Junhee Park ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Single Cell ◽  
Optical Sensors ◽  
Figure Of Merit ◽  
Bound States ◽  
Single Cell Analysis ◽  
Optical Cavity ◽  
High Sensitivity ◽  
Cell Secretion ◽  
The Continuum ◽  
Refractive Index Detection

AbstractOne of the key challenges in biology is to understand how individual cells process information and respond to perturbations. However, most of the existing single-cell analysis methods can only provide a glimpse of cell properties at specific time points and are unable to provide cell secretion and protein analysis at single-cell resolution. To address the limits of existing methods and to accelerate discoveries from single-cell studies, we propose and experimentally demonstrate a new sensor based on bound states in the continuum to quantify exosome secretion from a single cell. Our optical sensors demonstrate high-sensitivity refractive index detection. Because of the strong overlap between the medium supporting the mode and the analytes, such an optical cavity has a figure of merit of 677 and sensitivity of 440 nm/RIU. Such results facilitate technological progress for highly conducive optical sensors for different biomedical applications.

scholarly journals Plasmonic hot-electron photodetection with quasi-bound states in the continuum and guided resonances

Nanophotonics ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 0 (0) ◽  
Author(s):  
Wenhao Wang ◽  
Lucas V. Besteiro ◽  
Peng Yu ◽  
Feng Lin ◽  
Alexander O. Govorov ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Bound States ◽  
Structural Parameters ◽  
Hybrid Structure ◽  
Fine Tuning ◽  
Hot Electrons ◽  
Hot Electron ◽  
Perfect Absorption ◽  
High Loss ◽  
Guided Mode ◽  
The Continuum

Abstract Hot electrons generated in metallic nanostructures have shown promising perspectives for photodetection. This has prompted efforts to enhance the absorption of photons by metals. However, most strategies require fine-tuning of the geometric parameters to achieve perfect absorption, accompanied by the demanding fabrications. Here, we theoretically propose a Ag grating/TiO2 cladding hybrid structure for hot electron photodetection (HEPD) by combining quasi-bound states in the continuum (BIC) and plasmonic hot electrons. Enabled by quasi-BIC, perfect absorption can be readily achieved and it is robust against the change of several structural parameters due to the topological nature of BIC. Also, we show that the guided mode can be folded into the light cone by introducing a disturbance to become a guided resonance, which then gives rise to a narrow-band HEPD that is difficult to be achieved in the high loss gold plasmonics. Combining the quasi-BIC and the guided resonance, we also realize a multiband HEPD with near-perfect absorption. Our work suggests new routes to enhance the light-harvesting in plasmonic nanosystems.

scholarly journals Active nonlocal metasurfaces

Nanophotonics ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 655-665
Author(s):  
Stephanie C. Malek ◽  
Adam C. Overvig ◽  
Sajan Shrestha ◽  
Nanfang Yu
Keyword(s):  
Bound States ◽  
Fano Resonances ◽  
Spatial Control ◽  
Technical Challenge ◽  
Materials Engineering ◽  
Narrow Bandwidth ◽  
Wavefront Shaping ◽  
Mechanical Stretching ◽  
Proof Of Principle ◽  
The Continuum

AbstractActively tunable and reconfigurable wavefront shaping by optical metasurfaces poses a significant technical challenge often requiring unconventional materials engineering and nanofabrication. Most wavefront-shaping metasurfaces can be considered “local” in that their operation depends on the responses of individual meta-units. In contrast, “nonlocal” metasurfaces function based on the modes supported by many adjacent meta-units, resulting in sharp spectral features but typically no spatial control of the outgoing wavefront. Recently, nonlocal metasurfaces based on quasi-bound states in the continuum have been shown to produce designer wavefronts only across the narrow bandwidth of the supported Fano resonance. Here, we leverage the enhanced light-matter interactions associated with sharp Fano resonances to explore the active modulation of optical spectra and wavefronts by refractive-index tuning and mechanical stretching. We experimentally demonstrate proof-of-principle thermo-optically tuned nonlocal metasurfaces made of silicon and numerically demonstrate nonlocal metasurfaces that thermo-optically switch between distinct wavefront shapes. This meta-optics platform for thermally reconfigurable wavefront shaping requires neither unusual materials and fabrication nor active control of individual meta-units.

scholarly journals Near-Field Excitation of Bound States in the Continuum in All-Dielectric Metasurfaces through a Coupled Electric/Magnetic Dipole Model

Nanomaterials ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 998
Author(s):  
Diego R. Abujetas ◽  
José A. Sánchez-Gil
Keyword(s):  
Magnetic Dipole ◽  
Density Of States ◽  
Bound States ◽  
Local Density ◽  
Near Field ◽  
Field Pattern ◽  
Local Density Of States ◽  
Optical Modes ◽  
Source Excitation ◽  
The Continuum

Resonant optical modes arising in all-dielectric metasurfaces have attracted much attention in recent years, especially when so-called bound states in the continuum (BICs) with diverging lifetimes are supported. With the aim of studying theoretically the emergence of BICs, we extend a coupled electric and magnetic dipole analytical formulation to deal with the proper metasurface Green function for the infinite lattice. Thereby, we show how to excite metasurface BICs, being able to address their near-field pattern through point-source excitation and their local density of states. We apply this formulation to fully characterize symmetry-protected BICs arising in all-dielectric metasurfaces made of Si nanospheres, revealing their near-field pattern and local density of states, and, thus, the mechanisms precluding their radiation into the continuum. This formulation provides, in turn, an insightful and fast tool to characterize BICs (and any other leaky/guided mode) near fields in all-dielectric (and also plasmonic) metasurfaces, which might be especially useful for the design of planar nanophotonic devices based on such resonant modes.

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