Observation of Trapped Light Within the Radiation Continuum

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Chia Wei Hsu · Harvard University

Bo Zhen · Massachusetts Institute of Technology

J. Lee · Massachusetts Institute of Technology

S. L. Chua · Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Steven G. Johnson · Massachusetts Institute of Technology

John D. Joannopoulos · Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Marin Soljačić

Abstract

We present the first experimental observation that light can be confined within a planar photonic crystal slab even though its frequency lies inside the continuous spectrum of extended states of the same symmetry group.

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Photonic Crystals and Applications Photonic and Optical Devices Plasmonic and Surface Plasmon Research

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DOI: 10.1364/fio.2013.fw6b.7

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Observation of Trapped Light Within the Radiation Continuum

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