Bloch surface eigenstates within the radiation continuum
From detailed numerical calculations, we demonstrate that in simple photonic crystal structures, a discrete number of Bloch surface-localized eigenstates can exist inside the continuum of free-space modes. Coupling to the free space causes the surface modes to leak, but the forward and back-reflecte...
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| author | Hsu, Chia Wei Zhen, Bo Chua, Song-Liang Johnson, Steven G. Joannopoulos, John D. Soljacic, Marin |
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| description | From detailed numerical calculations, we demonstrate that in simple photonic crystal structures, a discrete number of Bloch surface-localized eigenstates can exist inside the continuum of free-space modes. Coupling to the free space causes the surface modes to leak, but the forward and back-reflected leakage may interfere destructively to create a perfectly bound surface state with zero leakage. We perform analytical temporal coupled-mode theory analysis to show the generality of such phenomenon and its robustness from variations of system parameters. Periodicity, time-reversal invariance, two-fold rotational symmetry and a perfectly reflecting boundary are necessary for these unique states. |
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| spelling | mit-1721.1/928842022-09-30T08:02:12Z Bloch surface eigenstates within the radiation continuum Hsu, Chia Wei Zhen, Bo Chua, Song-Liang Johnson, Steven G. Joannopoulos, John D. Soljacic, Marin Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Institute for Soldier Nanotechnologies Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Mathematics Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Physics Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Research Laboratory of Electronics Hsu, Chia Wei Zhen, Bo Chua, Song-Liang Johnson, Steven G. Joannopoulos, John D. Soljacic, Marin From detailed numerical calculations, we demonstrate that in simple photonic crystal structures, a discrete number of Bloch surface-localized eigenstates can exist inside the continuum of free-space modes. Coupling to the free space causes the surface modes to leak, but the forward and back-reflected leakage may interfere destructively to create a perfectly bound surface state with zero leakage. We perform analytical temporal coupled-mode theory analysis to show the generality of such phenomenon and its robustness from variations of system parameters. Periodicity, time-reversal invariance, two-fold rotational symmetry and a perfectly reflecting boundary are necessary for these unique states. United States. Dept. of Energy. Office of Science (Solid-State Solar-Thermal Energy Conversion Center Grant DE-SC0001299) National Science Foundation (U.S.). Materials Research Science and Engineering Centers (Program) (Award DMR-0819762) Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Institute for Soldier Nanotechnologies (Contract W911NF-07-D0004) 2015-01-15T16:53:37Z 2015-01-15T16:53:37Z 2013-07 2013-01 Article http://purl.org/eprint/type/JournalArticle 2047-7538 http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/92884 Wei Hsu, Chia, Bo Zhen, Song-Liang Chua, Steven G Johnson, John D Joannopoulos, and Marin Soljacic. “Bloch Surface Eigenstates Within the Radiation Continuum.” Light Sci Appl 2, no. 7 (July 2013): e84. © 2013 CIOMP https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7572-4594 https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7327-4967 https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7184-5831 https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7244-3682 en_US http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/lsa.2013.40 Light: Science & Applications Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 Unported http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/ application/pdf Nature Publishing Group Nature |
| spellingShingle | Hsu, Chia Wei Zhen, Bo Chua, Song-Liang Johnson, Steven G. Joannopoulos, John D. Soljacic, Marin Bloch surface eigenstates within the radiation continuum |
| title | Bloch surface eigenstates within the radiation continuum |
| title_full | Bloch surface eigenstates within the radiation continuum |
| title_fullStr | Bloch surface eigenstates within the radiation continuum |
| title_full_unstemmed | Bloch surface eigenstates within the radiation continuum |
| title_short | Bloch surface eigenstates within the radiation continuum |
| title_sort | bloch surface eigenstates within the radiation continuum |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/92884 https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7572-4594 https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7327-4967 https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7184-5831 https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7244-3682 |
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