DiVincenzo, David

Date: Tuesday, November 24, 2015
Time: 10:30
Place: Auditorium, IBM Research - Zürich (Säumerstrasse 4, 8803 Rüschlikon)
Host: Andreas Fuhrer, Walter Riess

Next Steps for Solid State Quantum Computers

David DiVincenzo
RWTH Aachen, Institute for Quantum Information

I will begin with a quick personal review of the steady progress that has brought us to our present state in superconductor and semiconductor quantum processors.  Progress towards a large system seems perfectly possible, but it will require looking outside the functioning of the qubits themselves, to address myriad potential problems of making the whole system function together.  I will discuss two recent themes of my work, first in the area of detailed electromagnetic modeling of qubit-cavity systems, and next in the area of potential improvements to the microwave circulator, a ubiquitous component needed in signal-handling in the quantum computer.