Magnifying Quantum Phase Fluctuations with Cooper-Pair Pairing
W. C. Smith, M. Villiers, Antoine Marquet, José M. Palomo, Matthieu R. Delbecq, Takis Kontos, Philippe Campagne-Ibarcq, Benoît Douçot, Zaki Leghtas
Abstract
Forcing electrons to group together in ensembles of four---a pair of Cooper pairs---protects their collective quantum state from external perturbations, which provides a way to robustly encode quantum information.
Topics & Concepts
PairingCooper pairPhysicsQuantumForcing (mathematics)Electron pairPhase (matter)Quantum stateQuantum mechanicsElectronSuperconductivityAtmospheric sciencesQuantum and electron transport phenomenaCold Atom Physics and Bose-Einstein CondensatesQuantum Information and Cryptography