Using symmetry bandgaps to create bound states in the continuum in 3D photonic crystals

Alexander Cerjan, Christina Jörg, Wladimir A. Benalcazar, Sachin Vaidya, Chia Wei Hsu, Georg von Freymann, Mikael C. Rechtsman

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Abstract

We show that photonic-crystal environments can create symmetry-specific bandgaps that host a wide variety of symmetry-protected lines of bound states in the continuum, which we prove to be impossible in homogeneous environments.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Article numberFTh1M.5
JournalOptics InfoBase Conference Papers
StatePublished - 2021
EventCLEO: QELS_Fundamental Science, CLEO: QELS 2021 - Part of Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics, CLEO 2021 - Virtual, Online, United States
Duration: May 9 2021May 14 2021

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
  • Mechanics of Materials

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