In the last 25 years a new understanding has evolved of the role of information in quantum mechanics. At the same time there has been tremendous progress in atomic/optical physics and condensed matter physics, and particularly at the interface between these two formerly distinct fields, in developing experimental systems whose quantum states are long-lived and which can be engineered to perform quantum information processing tasks. These lecture notes will present a brief introduction to the basic theoretical concepts behind this `second quantum revolution.’ These notes will also provide an introduction to `circuit QED.’ In addition to being a novel test bed for non-linear quantum optics of microwave electrical circuits which use superconducting qubits as artificial atoms, circuit QED offers an architecture for constructing quantum information processors.
Basic Concepts in Quantum Information
Proceedings, Conference, Subtitle or Series:
in `Strong Light-Matter Coupling: From Atoms to Solid-State Systems
Year of Publication:
2014
Pages:
155-206
Editor Info:
Alexia Auffeves, Dario Gerace, Maxime Richard, Stefano Portolan, Marcelo Franca Santos, Leong Chuan Kwek, Christian Miniatura
Publisher Name, Address and Year:
World Scientific, Singapore
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