Bound states in the continuum in PT-symmetric optical lattices - PubMed Skip to main page content
U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

Dot gov

The .gov means it’s official.
Federal government websites often end in .gov or .mil. Before sharing sensitive information, make sure you’re on a federal government site.

Https

The site is secure.
The https:// ensures that you are connecting to the official website and that any information you provide is encrypted and transmitted securely.

Access keys NCBI Homepage MyNCBI Homepage Main Content Main Navigation
. 2014 Mar 15;39(6):1697-700.
doi: 10.1364/OL.39.001697.

Bound states in the continuum in PT-symmetric optical lattices

Stefano Longhi

Bound states in the continuum in PT-symmetric optical lattices

Stefano Longhi. Opt Lett. .

Abstract

This Letter shows that bound states in the continuum (BIC), which are normalizable modes with energy embedded in the continuous spectrum of scattered states, exist in certain optical waveguide lattices with PT-symmetric defects. There are two distinct types of BIC modes: BIC states that exist in the broken PT phase, and correspond to exponentially localized modes with either exponentially damped or amplified optical power; and BIC modes with sub-exponential spatial localization that also can exist in the unbroken PT phase. These two types of BIC modes at the PT symmetry breaking point behave differently: in the former case, spatial localization is lost and the defect coherently radiates outgoing waves with an optical power that linearly increases with the propagation distance; in the latter case, localization is maintained and the optical power increase is quadratic.

PubMed Disclaimer

Similar articles

See all similar articles

Cited by

LinkOut - more resources