# Excited Photonic Matter > Canonical source: [Excited Photonic Matter](https://satisfactorybase.its-live.dev/wiki/items/excited-photonic-matter) > Language: en Excited Photonic Matter is essential for all production processes in the Quantum Encoder. Formed in the Converter by inducing intense photon interactions through exposure to SAM in a high-energy environment. ## Properties - Entity type: Item - Form: gas - Stack size: 50 m³ - Radioactive: No - Can be discarded: Yes ## Produced by ### [Excited Photonic Matter](/wiki/recipes/recipe-quantumenergy-c) 3 s. [Converter](/wiki/buildings/converter) → [Excited Photonic Matter](/wiki/items/excited-photonic-matter): 10 m³ per cycle; 200 m³/min. ## Used as recipe ingredient ### [Alien Power Matrix](/wiki/recipes/recipe-alienpowerfuel-c) 24 s. [Quantum Encoder](/wiki/buildings/quantum-encoder) [SAM Fluctuator](/wiki/items/sam-fluctuator): 5 per cycle; 12.5/min, [Power Shard](/wiki/items/power-shard): 3 per cycle; 7.5/min, [Superposition Oscillator](/wiki/items/superposition-oscillator): 3 per cycle; 7.5/min, [Excited Photonic Matter](/wiki/items/excited-photonic-matter): 24 m³ per cycle; 60 m³/min → [Alien Power Matrix](/wiki/items/alien-power-matrix): 1 per cycle; 2.5/min, [Dark Matter Residue](/wiki/items/dark-matter-residue): 24 m³ per cycle; 60 m³/min. ### [Ficsonium Fuel Rod](/wiki/recipes/recipe-ficsoniumfuelrod-c) 24 s. [Quantum Encoder](/wiki/buildings/quantum-encoder) [Ficsonium](/wiki/items/ficsonium): 2 per cycle; 5/min, [Electromagnetic Control Rod](/wiki/items/electromagnetic-control-rod): 2 per cycle; 5/min, [Ficsite Trigon](/wiki/items/ficsite-trigon): 40 per cycle; 100/min, [Excited Photonic Matter](/wiki/items/excited-photonic-matter): 20 m³ per cycle; 50 m³/min → [Ficsonium Fuel Rod](/wiki/items/ficsonium-fuel-rod): 1 per cycle; 2.5/min, [Dark Matter Residue](/wiki/items/dark-matter-residue): 20 m³ per cycle; 50 m³/min. ### [AI Expansion Server](/wiki/recipes/recipe-spaceelevatorpart-12-c) 15 s. [Quantum Encoder](/wiki/buildings/quantum-encoder) [Magnetic Field Generator](/wiki/items/magnetic-field-generator): 1 per cycle; 4/min, [Neural-Quantum Processor](/wiki/items/neural-quantum-processor): 1 per cycle; 4/min, [Superposition Oscillator](/wiki/items/superposition-oscillator): 1 per cycle; 4/min, [Excited Photonic Matter](/wiki/items/excited-photonic-matter): 25 m³ per cycle; 100 m³/min → [AI Expansion Server](/wiki/items/ai-expansion-server): 1 per cycle; 4/min, [Dark Matter Residue](/wiki/items/dark-matter-residue): 25 m³ per cycle; 100 m³/min. ### [Superposition Oscillator](/wiki/recipes/recipe-superpositionoscillator-c) 12 s. [Quantum Encoder](/wiki/buildings/quantum-encoder) [Dark Matter Crystal](/wiki/items/dark-matter-crystal): 6 per cycle; 30/min, [Crystal Oscillator](/wiki/items/crystal-oscillator): 1 per cycle; 5/min, [Alclad Aluminum Sheet](/wiki/items/alclad-aluminum-sheet): 9 per cycle; 45/min, [Excited Photonic Matter](/wiki/items/excited-photonic-matter): 25 m³ per cycle; 125 m³/min → [Superposition Oscillator](/wiki/items/superposition-oscillator): 1 per cycle; 5/min, [Dark Matter Residue](/wiki/items/dark-matter-residue): 25 m³ per cycle; 125 m³/min. ### [Synthetic Power Shard](/wiki/recipes/recipe-syntheticpowershard-c) 12 s. [Quantum Encoder](/wiki/buildings/quantum-encoder) [Time Crystal](/wiki/items/time-crystal): 2 per cycle; 10/min, [Dark Matter Crystal](/wiki/items/dark-matter-crystal): 2 per cycle; 10/min, [Quartz Crystal](/wiki/items/quartz-crystal): 12 per cycle; 60/min, [Excited Photonic Matter](/wiki/items/excited-photonic-matter): 12 m³ per cycle; 60 m³/min → [Power Shard](/wiki/items/power-shard): 1 per cycle; 5/min, [Dark Matter Residue](/wiki/items/dark-matter-residue): 12 m³ per cycle; 60 m³/min. ### [Neural-Quantum Processor](/wiki/recipes/recipe-temporalprocessor-c) 20 s. [Quantum Encoder](/wiki/buildings/quantum-encoder) [Time Crystal](/wiki/items/time-crystal): 5 per cycle; 15/min, [Supercomputer](/wiki/items/supercomputer): 1 per cycle; 3/min, [Ficsite Trigon](/wiki/items/ficsite-trigon): 15 per cycle; 45/min, [Excited Photonic Matter](/wiki/items/excited-photonic-matter): 25 m³ per cycle; 75 m³/min → [Neural-Quantum Processor](/wiki/items/neural-quantum-processor): 1 per cycle; 3/min, [Dark Matter Residue](/wiki/items/dark-matter-residue): 25 m³ per cycle; 75 m³/min. ## Related items - [SAM Fluctuator](/wiki/items/sam-fluctuator) - [Power Shard](/wiki/items/power-shard) - [Superposition Oscillator](/wiki/items/superposition-oscillator) - [Alien Power Matrix](/wiki/items/alien-power-matrix) - [Dark Matter Residue](/wiki/items/dark-matter-residue) - [Ficsonium](/wiki/items/ficsonium) - [Electromagnetic Control Rod](/wiki/items/electromagnetic-control-rod) - [Ficsite Trigon](/wiki/items/ficsite-trigon) - [Ficsonium Fuel Rod](/wiki/items/ficsonium-fuel-rod) - [Magnetic Field Generator](/wiki/items/magnetic-field-generator) - [Neural-Quantum Processor](/wiki/items/neural-quantum-processor) - [AI Expansion Server](/wiki/items/ai-expansion-server) - [Dark Matter Crystal](/wiki/items/dark-matter-crystal) - [Crystal Oscillator](/wiki/items/crystal-oscillator) - [Alclad Aluminum Sheet](/wiki/items/alclad-aluminum-sheet) - [Time Crystal](/wiki/items/time-crystal) - [Quartz Crystal](/wiki/items/quartz-crystal) - [Supercomputer](/wiki/items/supercomputer) ## Unlocked by - [Quantum Encoding](/wiki/schematics/quantum-encoding): Milestone · Tier 9 ## Technical Details - Class name: Desc_QuantumEnergy_C - Native class: FGItemDescriptor - Asset path: /Game/FactoryGame/Resource/Parts/QuantumEnergy/Desc_QuantumEnergy - Resource form (export): RF_GAS