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Observation of trapped light within the radiation continuum

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  • Chia Wei Hsu

    (Research Laboratory of Electronics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Harvard University)

  • Bo Zhen

    (Research Laboratory of Electronics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology)

  • Jeongwon Lee

    (Research Laboratory of Electronics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology)

  • Song-Liang Chua

    (Research Laboratory of Electronics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology)

  • Steven G. Johnson

    (Research Laboratory of Electronics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Massachusetts Institute of Technology)

  • John D. Joannopoulos

    (Research Laboratory of Electronics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology)

  • Marin Soljačić

    (Research Laboratory of Electronics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology)

Abstract

Theoretical and experimental studies reveal that light can be confined within a planar dielectric photonic crystal slab even though the frequency of this optical bound state is inside the continuous spectrum of extended states from the same symmetry group.

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  • Chia Wei Hsu & Bo Zhen & Jeongwon Lee & Song-Liang Chua & Steven G. Johnson & John D. Joannopoulos & Marin Soljačić, 2013. "Observation of trapped light within the radiation continuum," Nature, Nature, vol. 499(7457), pages 188-191, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:nature:v:499:y:2013:i:7457:d:10.1038_nature12289
    DOI: 10.1038/nature12289
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