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Optical Quantum Control
Explore an active area of research in optical physics: producing designer pulse shapes to achieve specific purposes, such as breaking apart a molecule. Carefully create the perfect shaped pulse to break apart a molecule by individually manipulating the colors of light that make up a pulse.
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Teaching Resources
Main Topics
- Optics
- Pulses
Sample Learning Goals
- Explore how to use a frequency filter to generate shaped pulses and how to use these pulses to excite molecules.
Tips for Teachers
The teacher's guide (pdf) contains tips created by the PhET team.
Teaching Ideas
You can submit your own ideas and activities.
Translated Versions:
| Language | Language (Translated) | Simulation Title | ||
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| Basque | Basque | Kuantuaren Kontrol Optikoa | Run Now | |
| Bosnian | Bosnian | KVANTNA OPTIKA | Run Now | |
| Chinese - Simplified | 中文 (中国) | 光量子控制 | Run Now | |
| Chinese - Traditional | 中文 (台灣) | 光量子控制 | Run Now | |
| Croatian | hrvatski | Kvantna optika | Run Now | |
| Danish | Dansk | Lys og brydning | Run Now | |
| Dutch | Nederlands | Optisch manipuleren van lichtpulsen | Run Now | |
| French | français | Contrôle quantique optique | Run Now | |
| Georgian | Georgian | ოპტიკურ კვანტური მოდულაცია | Run Now | |
| German | Deutsch | Optische Quantenkontrolle | Run Now | |
| Greek | Ελληνικά | Οπτικός Κβαντικός Έλεγχος | Run Now | |
| Hungarian | magyar | Optikai kvantumvezérlés | Run Now | |
| Indonesian | Bahasa Indonesia | Mengontrol Kuantum Optik | Run Now | |
| Japanese | 日本語 | 光学的量子制御 | Run Now | |
| Korean | 한국어 | 광양자 조절 | Run Now | |
| Macedonian | македонски | КВАНТНА ОПТИКА | Run Now | |
| Persian | Persian | اپتیکال کنترل کوانتومی | Run Now | |
| Polish | polski | Kontrola kształtu impulsu | Run Now | |
| Portuguese | português | Controle Quântico-Óptico | Run Now | |
| Russian | русский | Оптический квантовый контроль | Run Now | |
| Serbian | Српски | КВАНТНА ОПТИКА | Run Now | |
| Spanish | español | Control Óptico De Quantum | Run Now | |
| Spanish (Peru) | español (Perú) | Control de Óptica Cuántica | Run Now | |
| Swedish | svenska | Optisk kvantkontroll | Run Now | |
| Turkish | Türkçe | Optik Kuantum Kontrolü | Run Now | |
| Turkmen | Turkmen | Optiki kwant kontrol | Run Now | |
| Vietnamese | Tiếng Việt | Máy định dạng sóng quang lượng tử | Run Now |
Software Requirements
| Windows | Macintosh | Linux |
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Microsoft Windows
XP/Vista/7 Sun Java 1.5.0_15 or later |
OS 10.5 or later
Sun Java 1.5.0_19 or later |
Sun Java 1.5.0_15 or later |
Credits
| Design Team | Third-party Libraries | Thanks To |
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