Chiral exceptional bound states in the continuum: a higher-order singularity for on-chip control of quantum emission

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Autores principales: Li, Jin, Wu, Kexun, Hao, Qi, Chen, Yan, Wang, Jiawei
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Publicado: 2025
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author Li, Jin
Wu, Kexun
Hao, Qi
Chen, Yan
Wang, Jiawei
author_facet Li, Jin
Wu, Kexun
Hao, Qi
Chen, Yan
Wang, Jiawei
contents We demonstrate a fully integrable and reconfigurable platform for controlling quantum emission by harnessing chiral exceptional bound states in the continuum (BICs) as a higher-order non-Hermitian singularity. Our architecture employs dual-microring resonators evanescently coupled to two waveguides, supporting symmetry-protected BICs. By integrating {a waveguide-coupled reflector} coupled with one resonator as a unidirectional feedback, a pair of orthogonal BICs gets transformed into a single, {chiral quasi-BIC} residing on an exceptional surface. The phase terms in external coupling and inter-modal coupling serve as two independent tuning knobs, enabling unprecedented dynamic control over the spontaneous emission dynamics of individual quantum emitters, including the Purcell enhancement and the emission lineshape. The efficiency in reconfiguring the output intensity gets promoted by more than a factor of two compared to alternative schemes, offering a promising path toward high-speed quantum optical switches and active lifetime control in integrated quantum photonic circuits.
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spellingShingle Chiral exceptional bound states in the continuum: a higher-order singularity for on-chip control of quantum emission
Li, Jin
Wu, Kexun
Hao, Qi
Chen, Yan
Wang, Jiawei
Optics
We demonstrate a fully integrable and reconfigurable platform for controlling quantum emission by harnessing chiral exceptional bound states in the continuum (BICs) as a higher-order non-Hermitian singularity. Our architecture employs dual-microring resonators evanescently coupled to two waveguides, supporting symmetry-protected BICs. By integrating {a waveguide-coupled reflector} coupled with one resonator as a unidirectional feedback, a pair of orthogonal BICs gets transformed into a single, {chiral quasi-BIC} residing on an exceptional surface. The phase terms in external coupling and inter-modal coupling serve as two independent tuning knobs, enabling unprecedented dynamic control over the spontaneous emission dynamics of individual quantum emitters, including the Purcell enhancement and the emission lineshape. The efficiency in reconfiguring the output intensity gets promoted by more than a factor of two compared to alternative schemes, offering a promising path toward high-speed quantum optical switches and active lifetime control in integrated quantum photonic circuits.
title Chiral exceptional bound states in the continuum: a higher-order singularity for on-chip control of quantum emission
topic Optics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2510.23086