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most citedBound states in the continuum on periodic structures surrounded by strong resonances

48 citations · 229 across the 20 of their papers we have counts for

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21 papers

physics.optics2025

Asymptotically circularly polarized bound states in the continuum

Nan Zhang, Ya Yan Lu

We study a class of bound states in the continuum (BICs) in all-dielectric periodic structures, near which resonant states approach ideal circularly polarized states (CPSs). We ter…

physics.optics2025

Super Bound States in the Continuum: Analytic Framework, Parametric Dependence, and Fast Direct Computation

Nan Zhang, Ya Yan Lu

In periodic structures such as photonic crystal (PhC) slabs, a bound state in the continuum (BIC) is always surrounded by resonant states with their -factor following $Q\sim 1/|…

physics.optics2025

Existence of Friedrich-Wintgen bound states in the continuum: system of Schrödinger equations

Xiuchen Yu, Ya Yan Lu

A bound state in the continuum (BIC) is an eigenmode with the corresponding eigenvalue embedded in the continuous spectrum. There is currently a significant research interest on BI…

physics.optics2025

Relationship between total reflection and Fabry-Perot bound states in the continuum

Zitao Mai, Ya Yan Lu

Bound states in the continuum (BICs) have interesting properties and important applications in photonics. A particular class of BICs are found in Fabry-Perot (FP) cavities formed b…

physics.optics2023

Non-generic bound states in the continuum in waveguides with lateral leakage channels

Nan Zhang, Ya Yan Lu

For optical waveguides with a layered background which itself is a slab waveguide, a guided mode is a bound state in the continuum (BIC), if it coexists with slab modes propagating…

physics.optics2022★ 11 cited

Parametric dependence of bound states in the continuum: a general theory

Amgad Abdrabou, Lijun Yuan, Wangtao Lu +1

Photonic structures with high- resonances are essential for many practical applications, and they can be relatively easily realized by modifying ideal structures with bound stat…

physics.optics2022★ 1 cited

Frequency perturbation theory of bound states in the continuum in a periodic waveguide

Amgad Abdrabou, Ya Yan Lu

In a lossless periodic structure, a bound state in the continuum (BIC) is characterized by a real frequency and a real Bloch wavevector for which there exist waves propagating to o…

physics.optics2021★ 8 cited

Complex modes in optical fibers and silicon waveguides

Nan Zhang, Ya Yan Lu

At a fixed frequency, a general wave field in an open optical waveguide is a sum of finite number of guided modes and an integral of radiation modes. Most studies on open lossless…

physics.optics2021★ 13 cited

Parametric dependence of bound states in the continuum in periodic structures: vectorial cases

Lijun Yuan, Ya Yan Lu

A periodic structure sandwiched between two homogeneous media can support bound states in the continuum (BICs) that are valuable for many applications. It is known that generic BIC…

physics.optics2021★ 14 cited

Circularly polarized states and propagating bound states in the continuum in a periodic array of cylinders

Amgad Abdrabou, Ya Yan Lu

Bound states in the continuum (BICs) in a periodic structure sandwiched between two homogeneous media have interesting properties and useful applications in photonics. The topologi…

physics.optics2020★ 3 cited

Complex modes in an open lossless periodic waveguide

Amgad Abdrabou, Ya Yan Lu

Guided modes of an open periodic waveguide, with a periodicity in the main propagation direction, are Bloch modes confined around the waveguide core with no radiation loss in the t…

physics.optics2020

Exceptional points of Bloch eigenmodes on a dielectric slab with a periodic array of cylinders

Amgad Abdrabou, Ya Yan Lu

Eigenvalue problems for electromagnetic resonant states on open dielectric structures are non-Hermitian and may have exceptional points (EPs) at which two or more eigenfrequencies…

physics.optics2019★ 19 cited

Resonant field enhancement near bound states in the continuum on periodic structures

Zhen Hu, Lijun Yuan, Ya Yan Lu

On periodic structures sandwiched between two homogeneous media, a bound state in the continuum (BIC) is a guided Bloch mode with a frequency within the radiation continuum. BICs a…

physics.optics2019★ 16 cited

Bound states with complex frequencies near the continuum on lossy periodic structures

Zhen Hu, Lijun Yuan, Ya Yan Lu

On a lossless periodic dielectric structure sandwiched between two homogeneous media, bound states in the continuum (BICs) with real frequencies and real Bloch wavevectors may exis…

physics.optics2019★ 25 cited

Unidirectional Reflectionless Transmission for Two-Dimensional -symmetric Periodic Structures

Lijun Yuan, Ya Yan Lu

Unidirectional reflectionless propagation (or transmission) is an interesting wave phenomenon observed in many -symmetric optical structures. Theoretical studies on u…

nlin.PS2019★ 16 cited

Excitation of bound states in the continuum via second harmonic generations

Lijun Yuan, Ya Yan Lu

A bound state in the continuum (BIC) on a periodic structure sandwiched between two homogeneous media is a guided mode with a frequency and a wavenumber such that propagating plane…

physics.optics2019★ 1 cited

Computing resonant modes of circular cylindrical resonators by vertical mode expansions

Hualiang Shi, Ya Yan Lu

Open subwavelength cylindrical resonators of finite height are widely used in various photonics applications. Circular cylindrical resonators are particularly important in nanophot…

physics.optics2019★ 22 cited

Exceptional points for resonant states on parallel circular dielectric cylinders

Amgad Abdrabou, Ya Yan Lu

Exceptional points (EPs) are special parameter values of a non-Hermitian eigenvalue problem where eigenfunctions corresponding to a multiple eigenvalue coalesce. In optics, EPs are…

physics.optics2019★ 15 cited

Indirect link between resonant and guided modes on uniform and periodic slabs

Amgad Abdrabou, Ya Yan Lu

A uniform or periodic dielectric slab can serve as an optical waveguide for which guided modes are important, and it can also be used as a diffraction structure for which resonant…

physics.optics2018★ 17 cited

Exceptional Points of Resonant States on a Periodic Slab

Amgad Abdrabou, Ya Yan Lu

A special kind of degeneracies known as the exceptional points (EPs), for resonant states on a dielectric periodic slab, are investigated. Due to their unique properties, EPs have…

physics.optics2018★ 48 cited

Bound states in the continuum on periodic structures surrounded by strong resonances

Lijun Yuan, Ya Yan Lu

Bound states in the continuum (BICs) are trapped or guided modes with their frequencies in the frequency intervals of the radiation modes. On periodic structures, a BIC is surround…