Bound state in the continuum in the one-dimensional photonic crystal slab

In this work we developed a design of one-dimensional Si/SiO2 photonic crystal slab supporting so called optical bound states in the continuum - infinitely high-Q optical states with energies lying above the light line of the surrounding space. Such high-Q states are very perspective for many potential applications ranging from on-chip photonics and optical communications to biological sensing and photovoltaics.