Controlling Directionality and Dimensionality of Radiation by Perturbing Separable Bound States in the Continuum
- Massachusetts Inst. of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, MA (United States)
- Yale Univ., New Haven, CT (United States)
- Massachusetts Inst. of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, MA (United States); Technion, Haifa (Israel)
- Univ. of Zagreb, Zagreb (Croatia)
Here, a bound state in the continuum (BIC) is an unusual localized state that is embedded in a continuum of extended states. Here, we present the general condition for BICs to arise from wave equation separability. Then we show that by exploiting perturbations of certain symmetry such BICs can be turned into resonances that radiate with a tailorable directionality and dimensionality. Using this general framework, we construct new examples of separable BICs and resonances that can exist in optical potentials for ultracold atoms, photonic systems, and systems described by tight binding. Such resonances with easily reconfigurable radiation allow for applications such as the storage and release of waves at a controllable rate and direction, as well systems that switch between different dimensions of confinement.
- Research Organization:
- Energy Frontier Research Centers (EFRC), Washington, D.C. (United States). Solid-State Solar-Thermal Energy Conversion Center (S3TEC)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES) (SC-22)
- Grant/Contract Number:
- SC0001299
- OSTI ID:
- 1388453
- Journal Information:
- Scientific Reports, Journal Name: Scientific Reports Journal Issue: 1 Vol. 6; ISSN 2045-2322
- Publisher:
- Nature Publishing GroupCopyright Statement
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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charge transport
defects
materials and chemistry by design
mechanical behavior
optics
phonons
solar (photovoltaic)
solar (thermal)
solid state lighting
spin dynamics
synthesis (novel materials)
synthesis (scalable processing)
synthesis (self-assembly)
thermal conductivity
thermoelectric