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🔬 Quantum Optics: Photon Polarization

Explore photon polarization on the Bloch sphere and watch single photons pass or block through a polarizing filter — an interactive intro to quantum optics.

Optics & Light3DModerate60 FPS

⚙ Under the hood

Fire single photons at a rotatable polarizing analyzer and watch Malus's law play out one photon at a time on a live Bloch sphere.

Three.jsquantum opticsphoton polarizationBloch sphereMalus's law

3D · Three.js / WebGL renderer · 60 FPS target · runs fully client-side, no install