Quantum Flytrap

Quantum Flytrap

Virtual Lab

A free, browser-based optical table for exploring quantum mechanics. Build experiments, run the simulation, and inspect quantum states and measurements.

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Mach–Zehnder interferometer in Virtual Lab
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Virtual Lab is active and supported. The Quantum Flytrap startup closed in 2022. The Lab is owned and supported by Piotr Migdał and Klem Jankiewicz and will remain online indefinitely.

Other work

Quantum Game artwork

Quantum Game

Guided puzzles introducing photons, superposition, interference, polarization, and measurement.

Quantum Game →
Pulser Studio interface

Pulser Studio

A visual editor for neutral-atom pulse sequences, developed by Quantum Flytrap for Pasqal.

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Publications

Visualizing quantum mechanics in an interactive simulation—Virtual Lab by Quantum Flytrap

P. Migdał, K. Jankiewicz, P. Grabarz, C. Decaroli, P. Cochin · Optical Engineering · 2022

DOI · arXiv33 citations

Quantum games and interactive tools for quantum technologies outreach and education

Z. C. Seskir, P. Migdał, C. Weidner, et al. · Optical Engineering · 2022

DOI · arXiv83 citations

About Virtual Lab by Quantum Flytrap

Virtual Lab is an online, no-code environment for exploring quantum phenomena. It simulates up to four entangled photons in real time, including state evolution, entanglement, measurement, the Deutsch–Jozsa algorithm, and the Ekert quantum cryptography protocol.

Its drag-and-drop optical table includes photon sources, beam splitters, gates, and detectors. It is designed for use by learners, educators, and researchers.

Team and use

The project is led by Klem Jankiewicz (design), Piotr Migdał (quantum physics), and Paweł Grabarz (software development). Contributors include Agata Rakowiecka, Bijaya Dangol, Chiara Decaroli, Kamila Stępniowska, and Alicja Głuszek. Artur Ekert served as an advisor.

Virtual Lab has been used in quantum information courses at the University of Oxford and Stanford University, as well as educational events and hackathons. Earlier development was funded by the Centre for Quantum Technologies at the National University of Singapore and the Unitary Fund.

Usage rights and languages

Virtual Lab is free to use in lectures and classes and will remain so. Experiment screenshots may be reused under the CC BY license in slides, textbooks, publications, and other materials.

It is available in English, Spanish, Polish, Portuguese, French, German, Ukrainian, and Chinese.

Contact

Email contact@quantumflytrap.com, or contact Piotr or Klem directly.

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