title: Nanojets and directional emission in symmetric photonic molecules.
abstract: Symmetric directional emission of light from multisphere photonic molecules is experimentally shown in this work. The photonic molecules are illuminated in the vertical direction with a defocused laser beam. The emission is attributed to photonic nanojets generated in the structure. Furthermore, spectral analysis exhibit whispering gallery mode resonances of coupled and uncoupled modes. A benzene molecule-like structure consisting of a 7-microspheres cyclic photonic molecule shows a field emission pattern similar to the spatial distribution of the orbitals of the benzene molecule.
authors: Matthias
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authors: Gerlach
authors: Yury P
authors: YP
authors: Rakovich
authors: John F
authors: JF
authors: Donegan