Quantum Information and Quantum Optics with Superconducting Circuits

Comprehensive introduction to the theory of superconducting circuits and their application in quantum computing and simulation.

Juan José García Ripoll (Author)

9781107172913, Cambridge University Press

Hardback, published 18 August 2022

300 pages
25.2 x 17.6 x 2.4 cm, 0.715 kg

Superconducting quantum circuits are among the most promising solutions for the development of scalable quantum computers. Built with sizes that range from microns to tens of metres using superconducting fabrication techniques and microwave technology, superconducting circuits demonstrate distinctive quantum properties such as superposition and entanglement at cryogenic temperatures. This book provides a comprehensive and self-contained introduction to the world of superconducting quantum circuits, and how they are used in current quantum technology. Beginning with a description of their basic superconducting properties, the author then explores their use in quantum systems, showing how they can emulate individual photons and atoms, and ultimately behave as qubits within highly connected quantum systems. Particular attention is paid to cutting-edge applications of these superconducting circuits in quantum computing and quantum simulation. Written for graduate students and junior researchers, this accessible text includes numerous homework problems and worked examples.

1. Introduction
2. Quantum Mechanics
3. Superconductivity
4. Quantum circuit theory
5. Microwave protons
6. Superconducting qubits
7. Qubit-photon interaction
8. Quantum computing
9. Adiabatic quantum computing
Appendix A
Appendix B
References
Index.

Subject Areas: Communications engineering / telecommunications [TJK], Nanotechnology [TBN], Quantum physics [quantum mechanics & quantum field theory PHQ], Optical physics [PHJ]