Hybrid Qubit Architectures
Spin–photon, semiconductor–superconductor and other interfaces.
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Concept 22Charge qubits and double quantum dots
An electron can occupy a coherent superposition of two dots.
Concept 23Spin–photon coupling in cavitiesA microwave photon can mediate distant spin interactions.
Concept 24Semiconductor–superconductor proximity effectA semiconductor coupled to a superconductor acquires pairing correlations.
Concept 25Andreev bound statesCoherent electron–hole reflection forms subgap states.
Concept 26Andreev spin qubitsSpinful Andreev levels can encode a qubit.
Concept 27Hybrid spin–transmon systemsA spin qubit may interface with a superconducting circuit mode.
Concept 28Acoustic and phononic quantum interfacesStrain and phonons provide another quantum information channel.
Concept 29Spin–optical interfacesOptical photons can carry quantum information over long distances.
Concept 30Quantum-dot photon emittersOptically active semiconductor dots can generate nonclassical light.