Photonics is the science and technology of generating, controlling, and detecting photons — particles of light. It underpins modern telecommunications, medical imaging, manufacturing, and quantum computing, forming the backbone of our information age through fiber-optic networks that carry over 95% of global data traffic.
These interactive simulations let you explore how light propagates through optical fibers, how photonic crystals create forbidden frequency bands, how optical amplifiers boost signals, how waveguides couple energy between channels, and how intense light triggers nonlinear effects in materials. Each simulation is grounded in Maxwell's equations and real-world engineering parameters.