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| author | Eyvazi, Sioneh Mamonov, Evgeny A. Heilmann, Rebecca Cuerda, Javier Törmä, Päivi |
| author_facet | Eyvazi, Sioneh Mamonov, Evgeny A. Heilmann, Rebecca Cuerda, Javier Törmä, Päivi |
| contents | Photonic flat bands are crucial for enabling strong localization of light and enhancing light-matter interactions, as well as tailoring the angular distribution of emission from photonic structures. These unique properties open pathways for developing robust photonic devices, efficient nonlinear optical processes, and novel platforms for exploring topological and quantum phenomena. So far, experimental realizations of lasing in photonic flat bands have been limited to structures that emulate geometrically frustrated lattices in the tight-binding, i.e. short-range coupling, regime. Here, we consider a periodic metasurface with long-range couplings combined with guided modes and report experimental observation of lasing in photonic nearly flat modes. By carefully tuning the thickness of the guiding layer and periodicities, the observed flat lasing spectrum extends up to approximately \( k_{y} = 2 \,μ\text{m}^{-1} \) in reciprocal space. Simulations show that the observed modes exhibit localization in both the waveguiding and active layers. In addition, we observe accidental bound states in the continuum (BICs) at the lasing frequencies, manifesting through polarization vortices with a topological charge \(|q|\)= 1. |
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| spellingShingle | Flat-Band Lasing in Silicon Waveguide-Integrated Metasurfaces Eyvazi, Sioneh Mamonov, Evgeny A. Heilmann, Rebecca Cuerda, Javier Törmä, Päivi Optics Photonic flat bands are crucial for enabling strong localization of light and enhancing light-matter interactions, as well as tailoring the angular distribution of emission from photonic structures. These unique properties open pathways for developing robust photonic devices, efficient nonlinear optical processes, and novel platforms for exploring topological and quantum phenomena. So far, experimental realizations of lasing in photonic flat bands have been limited to structures that emulate geometrically frustrated lattices in the tight-binding, i.e. short-range coupling, regime. Here, we consider a periodic metasurface with long-range couplings combined with guided modes and report experimental observation of lasing in photonic nearly flat modes. By carefully tuning the thickness of the guiding layer and periodicities, the observed flat lasing spectrum extends up to approximately \( k_{y} = 2 \,μ\text{m}^{-1} \) in reciprocal space. Simulations show that the observed modes exhibit localization in both the waveguiding and active layers. In addition, we observe accidental bound states in the continuum (BICs) at the lasing frequencies, manifesting through polarization vortices with a topological charge \(|q|\)= 1. |
| title | Flat-Band Lasing in Silicon Waveguide-Integrated Metasurfaces |
| topic | Optics |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2503.06728 |