studied. Simulation results indicate that this novel structure can generate a photonic nanojet
outside its volume when the refractive index contrast relative to the background medium is
higher than 2: 1 in the condition of plane wave incidence. When the refractive index is
smaller than 2, we show that an ultralong nanojet generated by the two-layer hemisphere
has an extension of 28.2 wavelengths, and compared with the homogeneous dielectric …