Rabi oscillations of bound states in the continuum

Abstract

Photonic bound states in the continuum (BICs) are special localized and non-decaying states of a photonic system with a frequency embedded into the spectrum of scattered states. The simplest photonic structure displaying a single BIC is provided by two waveguides side-coupled to a common waveguide lattice, where the BIC is protected by symmetry. Here we consider such a simple photonic structure and show that, breaking mirror symmetry and allowing for non-nearest neighbor couplings, a doublet of quasi-BIC states can be sustained, enabling weakly-damped embedded Rabi oscillations of photons between the waveguides.

arXiv comment5 pages, 3 figures, Supplemental document not included, to appear in Optics Letters

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