Hybrid quantum circuits: Superconducting circuits interacting with other quantum systems
Abstract
Hybrid quantum circuits combine two or more physical systems, with the goal of harnessing the advantages and strengths of the different systems in order to better explore new phenomena and potentially bring about novel quantum technologies. This article presents a brief overview of the progress achieved so far in the field of hybrid circuits involving atoms, spins, and solid-state devices (including superconducting and nanomechanical systems). How these circuits combine elements from atomic physics, quantum optics, condensed matter physics, and nanoscience is discussed, and different possible approaches for integrating various systems into a single circuit are presented. In particular, hybrid quantum circuits can be fabricated on a chip, facilitating their future scalability, which is crucial for building future quantum technologies, including quantum detectors, simulators, and computers.
- Publication:
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Reviews of Modern Physics
- Pub Date:
- April 2013
- DOI:
- 10.1103/RevModPhys.85.623
- arXiv:
- arXiv:1204.2137
- Bibcode:
- 2013RvMP...85..623X
- Keywords:
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- 85.25.-j;
- 42.50.Pq;
- 03.67.Lx;
- 76.30.Mi;
- Superconducting devices;
- Cavity quantum electrodynamics;
- micromasers;
- Quantum computation;
- Color centers and other defects;
- Quantum Physics;
- Condensed Matter - Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics;
- Condensed Matter - Superconductivity
- E-Print:
- 35 pages, 17 figures, 3 tables