A Quantum Engineer's Guide to Superconducting Qubits

2019/04/13 by Philip Krantz, Morten Kjærgaard, Morten Kjaergaard +4 · 2 voices · 14 citations
Computer Science · Physics and Astronomy · #Quantum Computing Algorithms and Architecture #Quantum Information and Cryptography #Quantum and electron transport phenomena #cond-mat.mes-hall #physics.app-ph #quant-ph

paper · pdf · doi:10.1063/1.5089550

arxiv published 2019/04/13 · openalex publication_date 2019/06/01 · arxiv updated 2021/07/07 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/08/04

Abstract

The aim of this review is to provide quantum engineers with an introductory guide to the central concepts and challenges in the rapidly accelerating field of superconducting quantum circuits. Over the past twenty years, the field has matured from a predominantly basic research endeavor to one that increasingly explores the engineering of larger-scale superconducting quantum systems. Here, we review several foundational elements -- qubit design, noise properties, qubit control, and readout techniques -- developed during this period, bridging fundamental concepts in circuit quantum electrodynamics (cQED) and contemporary, state-of-the-art applications in gate-model quantum computation.

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Discussions

• Quantum Engineer's Guide to Superconducting Qubits [hn, 1 points, 0 comments]
• If I understand your concern correctly you find the fact the $\chi$ -shift is negative when the qubit is below the cavity as surprising? If-so, your expectation is one I had too, coming from a system [stackexchange, 0 points]