Researchers working on superconducting qubits require a broad range of academic skills, starting with the principles of superconductivity and microwave circuits, and then moving through quantum optics to quantum information processing. This book offers an introduction to these subjects at the level appropriate for graduate students and junior researchers, combining all these topics in a single volume.
Sections of the book will appeal to the wider quantum optics and quantum information community, providing excellent overviews that apply equally well to other quantum technologies. The book concludes with a discussion of adiabatic quantum computing, clarifying the difference between D-Wave’s quantum annealer and the circuit-based architectures used by other companies.
Review by Mark Fox, Optica Fellow and professor of optical physics, University of Sheffield, UK.
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