ELI5: Explain Like I'm 5

Two-photon physics

Imagine you are playing with a flashlight and you like to shine it on different things to see how they look. You can see things because the flashlight sends out tiny bits of light called photons that bounce off objects and come back to your eyes.

Now, let's talk about two-photon physics. This is when two photons, instead of one, are used to study something. Scientists use two-photon physics to look really closely at tiny particles that make up everything like atoms and molecules. They can use two photons to look at how the particles move, spin, and interact with each other.

It's like having two flashlights shining together, one flashlight is not enough to see everything in detail, but when two flashlights shine together, you can see even more! The advantage of using two photons instead of one is that they are better at showing us the inside of things, without damaging what we are trying to learn about.

Overall, two-photon physics helps us understand the world in a whole new way!