Interview with John Martinis explaining qubit architecture as Josephson junction plus capacitor oscillating at 5 GHz
Source: Interview with Nobel Prize winner John Martinis
Significance
Reveals the surprisingly simple physical basis of quantum computers
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A qubit is fundamentally just a Josephson junction connected to a capacitor oscillating at approximately 5 GHz
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documentHistorical record of Martinis's 1985 papers using analog simulators for macroscopic quantum tunneling experiments
photographDiagrams showing Josephson junction, SQUID (two Josephson junctions), and qubit circuit layouts
Evidence Details
- Type
- Video & Footage
- Classification
- video
- Source
- Interview with Nobel Prize winner John Martinis