System and method for bound state in continuum laser sources
US11152768B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 7, 2016 |
| Grant date | Oct 19, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 7, 2036 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01S2301/16
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Systems and methods according to present principles provide, at room temperature, a bound state in the continuum laser that harnesses optical modes residing in the radiation continuum but nonetheless may possess arbitrarily high quality factors. These counterintuitive cavities are based on resonantly trapped symmetry-compatible modes that destructively interfere. Such systems and methods may be applied towards coherent sources with intriguing topological properties for optical trapping, biological imaging, and quantum communication.
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