Implementing qubits on a superconducting system
At the beginning of this chapter, we learned that classical bits can be implemented by various platforms that detect differences between voltages or the phase of a current, or by the state of a flip flop. Just as a bit has different platforms that are used for their implementation, so do qubits.
Some of the more common qubit platforms are neutral atoms, Quantum dots, Nitrogen-vacancy (NV) centers within diamond, trapped ions, and superconducting qubits. Out of these platforms, it is the superconducting qubits that are used on the quantum devices hosted on the IQP. So, in this section, we will cover this platform.
If you want to learn more about the other platforms, you can review the book Quantum Computation and Quantum Information by Michael Nielsen and Isaac Chuang, which covers a lot of these in some detail.
A superconductor is a material made up of a combination of niobium and aluminum that has no electrical...
