Quasi-bound states in the continuum induced by supercell coupling

Abstract

In this paper, we propose what we believe to be a novel coupling mechanism for generating quasi-bound states in the continuum (quasi-BIC) in symmetrical metasurface structures. We demonstrate for the first time in theoretical predictions that supercell coupling can induce quasi-BIC(s). We utilize the coupled mode theory (CMT) to analyze the physical mechanism for the generation of quasi-bound states in such symmetrical structures, which result from our investigation of the coupling between sub-cells that are separated from supercells. We verify our theory by using both full-wave simulations and experiments.