Dephasing of quantum bits by a quasi-static mesoscopic environment

Quantum Information Processing

Volumn 5, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 503-536

  Taylor, J M ^a   Lukin, M D ^a  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Decoherence; Dephasing; Quantum bit; Quantum dot; Spin bath; Superconducting qubit

Indexed keywords

CORRELATION THEORY; DEGREES OF FREEDOM (MECHANICS); ELECTRODYNAMICS; ERROR ANALYSIS; MARKOV PROCESSES; SUPERCONDUCTING MATERIALS;

DECOHERENCE; QUANTUM BIT; SPIN BATH; SUPERCONDUCTING QUBIT;

QUANTUM THEORY;

EID: 33750929526     PISSN: 15700755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11128-006-0036-z     Document Type: Article

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