Photonic molecules have been fabricated by coupling pairs of micrometer-sized semiconductor cavities via a narrow channel. The optical modes in these structures have been studied spectroscopically as a function of the coupling and the mode energies are compared to detailed calculations. These results provide a rich picture of photonic modes in these molecules. [S0031-9007(98)
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