Engineering nanostructures with exceptionally high-Q resonances mediated by the Fano-
type hybridization between discrete states associated with the periodicity of the structure and …

Conventional optical tweezers, formed at the diffraction-limited focus of a laser beam, have
become a powerful and flexible tool for manipulating micrometre-sized objects. Extending …

We reveal that metasurfaces created by seemingly different lattices of (dielectric or metallic)
meta-atoms with broken in-plane symmetry can support sharp high-Q resonances arising …

Symmetry-protected bound states in the continuum (BICs) are nonradiative states with
infinite lifetime and perfect confinement of energy even though lying in the radiation …

Bound state in the continuum (BIC) is a mathematical concept with an infinite radiative
quality factor (Q) that exists only in an ideal infinite array of resonators. In photonics, it is …

Strong resonant light scattering by individual spherical Si nanoparticles is experimentally
demonstrated, revealing pronounced resonances associated with the excitation of magnetic …

Photonic bound states in the continuum (BICs) are protected eigenstates in optical systems
with infinite lifetimes. This unique property, which translates in infinite Q-factor resonances …

We demonstrate that metal–insulator–metal configurations, with the top metal layer
consisting of a periodic arrangement of differently sized nanobricks, can be designed to …

In the framework of the discrete dipole approximation we develop a theoretical approach
that allows the analysis of the role of multipole modes in the extinction and scattering spectra …

The bound states in a continuum (BICs) are objective physical phenomena that defy
conventional wisdom, and they exist in the radiating continuous spectrum but remain …