Contenu de la matière

I. Overview of Current Technologies
Two-level systems.
Bloch Sphere from an Experimental Point of View.
DiVincenzo's Criteria.
II. Superconducting  Qubits
Introduction to Superconductivity
Cooper Pairs
Josephson Junctions: Introduction: Quantum tunneling and Josephson Tunneling, Josephson Energy,
and Washboard Potential, SQUID.
Superconducting  Qubits:  LC  Oscillator,  Anharmonic  Oscillators  and  The  Josephson   Junction,
Cooper  Pair  Box  Artificial  Atom:  Josephson  junction  as  a  two-level  system,  Transmon  qubit:
fundamentals, e.g., resonant frequency, anharmonicity, The Transmon Qubit , Circuit QED, Jaynes-
Coming model, Vacuum-Field Rabi Oscillations , Dispersive Model, Qubit Readout.
Sources of Decoherence
Other Qubits: Charge, Phase and Flux Qubits.
Quantum Gates and Circuit Quantum Electrodynamics (QED), CNOT Gate Using Charge Qubits.
III. Atomic Qubits
Relevant Structure of Atoms.
Trapping and Cooling Atoms and Ions.
Ion trap Quantum Gates.
Sources of Decoherence.
IV. Spin Qubit
Spin in an External Magnetic Field.
Spin Qubit in Silicon.
Spin Qubit in Diamond NV Centers.
Sources of Decoherence.
V. Photonic Qubits
Basic Optical Components and Single Photon Sources.
Polarization, Optical Angular Mode Encoded Qubits.
Entangled Photons and Manipulations and Cluster States.
Sources of Decoherence.