Quantum bits with Josephson junctions (Review Article)

Low Temperature Physics

Volumn 33, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 724-744

  Wendin, G ^a   Shumeiko, V S ^a  

^a CHALMERS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

JOSEPHSON JUNCTION DEVICES; QUANTUM OPTICS;

CIRCUIT SOLUTION; JOSEPHSON CIRCUIT; JOSEPHSON-JUNCTION; MACROSCOPIC QUANTUM COHERENCE; NEW DIMENSIONS; QUANTUM DESCRIPTION; RESEARCH AND APPLICATION; SUPERCONDUCTING QUBITS;

QUBITS;

EID: 34748905945     PISSN: 1063777X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.2780165     Document Type: Review

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