meso-beta doubly linked Zn(II) porphyrin arrays and their indene-fused analogues were prepared by Suzuki-Miyaura coupling and subsequent oxidation with DDQ-Sc(OTf)(3) The excited state properties of these conjugated porphyrin arrays have been investigated by steady-state and time-resolved spectroscopy along with quantum mechanical calculations to reveal their molecular shape dependencies with respect to syn-versus anti-connectivity as well as nonfused versus fused structures Nonfused syn-trimer exhibits nearly the same S-1-state lifetime and two-photon absorption (TPA) value as the nonfused dimer, while the nonfused anti-trimer exhibits different values The TD-DFT calculations also demonstrate that the nonfused anti-trimer has a different electronic structure from the corresponding syn-trimer Indene-fused dimers and timers exhibit the enhanced TPA values and shortened S-1-state lifetime because of the elongated pi-conjugation and the perturbation of electronic structures Our research provides further insight into the molecular-shape-dependent electronic properties of meso-beta doubly linked Zn(II) porphyrin arrays