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PHYSICAL REVIEW A
Volume 106, Issue 3, Pages -Publisher
AMER PHYSICAL SOC
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevA.106.033510
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- Universite deLyon, Scientific Breakthrough project TORE (IDEXLYON)
- [ANR-19-IDEX-0005]
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We present a general theoretical approach based on a non-Hermitian Hamiltonian to model the complex dispersion characteristics of leaky optical modes in photonic crystal slabs. This approach allows for a unified description of various optical modes generated in one-dimensional photonic crystals and can facilitate the manipulation of bound states in the continuum, exceptional points, and the discovery of novel photonic species. As a proof of concept, we experimentally demonstrate the formation of a Dirac point at the merging of three bound states in the continuum, which represents the most significant achievement discussed in this work.
We propose a general theoretical approach to the modeling of complex dispersion characteristics of leaky optical modes operating in photonic crystal slabs composed of two coupled high-index contrast gratings. Our analytical model, based on a non-Hermitian Hamiltonian, allows for a unified description of the wide family of optical modes which may be generated within unidimensional photonic crystals. Our theory stands for a variety of illustrative examples relating to the manipulation of bound states in the continuum and exceptional points and can be used as a powerful enabler for the discovery of novel photonic species. Finally, as a proof of concept, we demonstrate experimentally the formation of a Dirac point at the merging of three bound states in the continuum that is the most achieved photonic species discussed in this work.
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