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Quantum Dot Vertical-Cavity Emission (2D)

Interactive 2D simulation of a quantum dot coupled to a vertical microcavity mode: tune the dot-cavity detuning and coupling strength g, genuinely diagonalize the coupled-oscillator Hamiltonian, and watch the vacuum Rabi splitting and Purcell-enhanced emission spectrum evolve live.

Quantum Physics2DAdvanced60 FPS📱 Mobile-adapted⇄ 3D version

This 2D companion strips the vertical microcavity down to the physics that actually produces the Purcell effect and vacuum Rabi splitting: a quantum dot exciton and a single cavity mode as two coupled oscillators. Every frame it diagonalizes the real 2×2 non-Hermitian coupled-mode Hamiltonian for your chosen detuning Δ and coupling g, plotting the computed polariton eigenenergies as detuning sweeps through zero — the real anticrossing of strong-coupling cavity QED — alongside a live emission spectrum and a Purcell-factor readout that quantifies the crossover from a single enhanced-decay peak to two resolved Rabi-split peaks.

⚙ Under the hood

Adjust QD and cavity energies to explore Purcell effect, changing decay rates and polariton splitting.

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2D · HTML5 Canvas 2D · 60 FPS target · runs fully client-side, no install