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Superconducting microwave cavities and qubits for quantum information systems

Journal Article · · Applied Physics Reviews
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0155213· OSTI ID:2283642
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  1. Florida International Univ. (FIU), Miami, FL (United States)
  2. Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility (TJNAF), Newport News, VA (United States)
  3. Univ. of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD (Australia)
  4. RadiaBeam LLC, Santa Monica, CA (United States)
  5. Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
Superconducting microwave cavities featuring ultrahigh Q-factors, which measure the efficiency of energy storage in relation to energy loss in a system, are revolutionizing quantum computing by providing long coherence times exceeding 1 ms, crucial for the development of scalable multi-qubit quantum systems with low error rates. Here, in this work, we provide an in-depth analysis of recent advances in ultrahigh Q-factor cavities, integration of Josephson junction-based qubits, and bosonic-encoded qubits in 3D cavities. We examine the sources of quantum state dephasing caused by damping and noise mechanisms in cavities and qubits, highlighting the critical challenges that need to be addressed to achieve even higher coherence times. We critically survey the latest progress made in implementing single 3D qubits using superconducting materials, normal metals, and multi-qubit and multi-state quantum systems. Our work sheds light on the promising future of this research area, including novel materials for cavities and qubits, modes with nontrivial topological properties, error correction techniques for bosonic qubits, and new light–matter interaction effects.
Research Organization:
RadiaBeam Technologies, LLC, Santa Monica, CA (United States); Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility, Newport News, VA (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), High Energy Physics (HEP)
Grant/Contract Number:
AC05-06OR23177; SC0018753; SC0019973
OSTI ID:
2283642
Alternate ID(s):
OSTI ID: 2337898
Report Number(s):
DOE/OR/23177-6445; JLAB-ACC--23-3860; arXiv:2304.09345; EQUS, No. 286 CE170100009, FQXi-IAF19-04
Journal Information:
Applied Physics Reviews, Journal Name: Applied Physics Reviews Journal Issue: 1 Vol. 11; ISSN 1931-9401
Publisher:
American Institute of Physics (AIP)Copyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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