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Realizing symmetry-guaranteed pairs of bound states in the continuum in metasurfaces

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  • Chloe F. Doiron

    (Center for Integrated Nanotechnologies, Sandia National Laboratories)

  • Igal Brener

    (Center for Integrated Nanotechnologies, Sandia National Laboratories)

  • Alexander Cerjan

    (Center for Integrated Nanotechnologies, Sandia National Laboratories)

Abstract

Bound states in the continuum (BICs) have received significant attention for their ability to enhance light-matter interactions across a wide range of systems, including lasers, sensors, and frequency mixers. However, many applications require degenerate or nearly degenerate high-quality factor (Q) modes, such as spontaneous parametric down conversion, non-linear four-wave mixing, and intra-cavity difference frequency mixing for terahertz generation. Previously, degenerate pairs of bound states in the continuum (BICs) have been created by fine-tuning the structure to engineer the degeneracy, yielding BICs that respond unpredictably to structure imperfections and material variations. Instead, using a group theoretic approach, we present a design paradigm based on six-fold rotational symmetry (C6) for creating degenerate pairs of symmetry-protected BICs, whose frequency splitting and Q-factors can be independently and predictably controlled, yielding a complete design phase space. Using a combination of resonator and lattice deformations in silicon metasurfaces, we experimentally demonstrate the ability to tune mode spacing from 2 nm to 110 nm while simultaneously controlling Q-factor.

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  • Chloe F. Doiron & Igal Brener & Alexander Cerjan, 2022. "Realizing symmetry-guaranteed pairs of bound states in the continuum in metasurfaces," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 13(1), pages 1-8, December.
  • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcom:v:13:y:2022:i:1:d:10.1038_s41467-022-35246-w
    DOI: 10.1038/s41467-022-35246-w
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