title: Photonic polymers:a new class of photonic wire structure from intersecting polymer-blend microspheres.
abstract: We report a new kind of photonic wire structure made from the sequential attachment of polymer-blend microparticles. Using a linear quadrupole to manipulate the particles in space, we are able to take advantage of a modified surface structure in the blend particle to actively assemble particles in programmable two- or three-dimensional architectures. Strong resonance features in fluorescence are observed near the intersection of linked spheres that cannot be interpreted with a two-dimensional (equatorial plane) model. Three-dimensional ray optics calculations show long-lived periodic trajectories that propagate in great circles linked at an angle with respect to the plane containing the sphere centers.
authors.forename: S M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Mahurin
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mehta
authors.forename: M D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Barnes
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Hathorn
authors.forename: B G
authors.initials: BG
authors.lastname: Sumpter
authors.forename: D W
authors.initials: DW
authors.lastname: Noid
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Runge