The photonic nanojet (PNJ) is a narrow high-energy beam that was originally found on the
back side of all-dielectric spherical structures. It is a unique type of energy concentration …

Nanostructured surfaces and devices offer astounding possibilities for biomedical research,
including cellular and molecular biology, diagnostics, and therapeutics. However, the wide …

Dielectric microelements with circular symmetry have shown interesting optical properties:
photonic nanojets (PNJs) and whispering gallery modes (WGMs). They can confine light …

Creation of arbitrary features with high resolution is critically important in the fabrication of
nano-optoelectronic devices. Here, sub-50 nm surface structuring is achieved directly on …

The advance of nanotechnology is firmly rooted in the development of cost-effective,
versatile, and easily accessible nanofabrication techniques. The ability to pattern complex …

The field of Raman spectroscopy is constantly under improvement by development of
methods of enhancement. One of the latest methods, based on photonic nanojet of a …

A photonic nanojet (PNJ) is a highly confined light beam formed by a transparent particle
under light wave illumination. Here, we propose and numerically investigate the PNJ formed …

Electrochemiluminescence (ECL) is an optical readout technique that is successfully applied
for the detection of biomarkers in body fluids using microbead-based immunoassays. This …

In this paper, synthetically using refraction, diffraction, and interference effects to achieve
free manipulation of the focused optical field, we firstly present a photonic nanojet (PNJ) …

The photonic nanojet (PNJ) produced by a vector Bessel beam irradiating a dielectric
spheroidal particle is investigated using the Discrete Dipole Approximation. The influence of …