TY - JOUR
T1 - Fine structure of coupled optical modes in photonic molecules
AU - Rakovich, Y. P.
AU - Donegan, J. F.
AU - Gerlach, M.
AU - Bradley, A. L.
AU - Connolly, T. M.
AU - Boland, J. J.
AU - Gaponik, N.
AU - Rogach, A.
PY - 2004/11
Y1 - 2004/11
N2 - We report on the coherent coupling of whispering gallery modes (WGM) in a photonic molecule formed from two melamine-formaldehyde spherical microcavities with a thin shell of CdTe nanocrystals. Utilizing a microporous polymer structure to orient the photonic molecule, we have excited the photonic molecule both on and off axis. This controllable geometry has allowed the observation of an off-axis fine structure that consists of very sharp peaks resulting from the removal of the WGM degeneracy with respect to the azimuthal quantum number m. The mode splittings are in very good agreement with theory.
AB - We report on the coherent coupling of whispering gallery modes (WGM) in a photonic molecule formed from two melamine-formaldehyde spherical microcavities with a thin shell of CdTe nanocrystals. Utilizing a microporous polymer structure to orient the photonic molecule, we have excited the photonic molecule both on and off axis. This controllable geometry has allowed the observation of an off-axis fine structure that consists of very sharp peaks resulting from the removal of the WGM degeneracy with respect to the azimuthal quantum number m. The mode splittings are in very good agreement with theory.
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U2 - 10.1103/PhysRevA.70.051801
DO - 10.1103/PhysRevA.70.051801
M3 - RGC 21 - Publication in refereed journal
SN - 1050-2947
VL - 70
JO - Physical Review A - Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics
JF - Physical Review A - Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics
IS - 5
M1 - 051801
ER -