Quantum computation and simulation with superconducting qubits*
Kaiyong He, Xiao Geng, Rutian Huang, Jianshe Liu, Wei Chen
Abstract
Superconducting circuits based on Josephson junctions are regarded as one of the most promising technologies for the implementation of scalable quantum computers. This review presents the basic principles of superconducting qubits and shows the progress of quantum computing and quantum simulation based on superconducting qubits in recent years. The experimental realization of gate operations, readout, error correction codes, as well as some quantum algorithms are summarized, followed by an introduction of quantum simulation. And then some important applications in fields including condensed matter physics, quantum annealing, and quantum chemistry are discussed.
Topics & Concepts
Superconducting quantum computingQuantum computerQubitPhysicsQuantum annealingQuantum simulatorJosephson effectQuantum error correctionQuantum technologyQuantum mechanicsQuantum informationQuantumRealization (probability)SuperconductivityComputer scienceOpen quantum systemMathematicsStatisticsQuantum Computing Algorithms and ArchitectureQuantum Information and CryptographyQuantum and electron transport phenomena