Quantum hardware
| Type of study | Follow-up MasterMaster |
|---|---|
| Language of instruction | English |
| Code | 480-4402/02 |
| Abbreviation | KH |
| Course title | Quantum hardware |
| Credits | 4 |
| Coordinating department | Department of Physics |
| Course coordinator | Ing. Iva Tkáčová, Ph.D. |
Subject syllabus
- Introduction and history of quantum computation. Selected chapters from quantum physics - bra-ket formalism, operators, probability amplitudes, measurement, quantum mechanics interpretations, unitarity.
- Qubit, Bloch sphere, pure and mixed states, density matrix, tensor product, entangled states, quantum gates.
- Overview of existing quantum computers.
- Light-matter interaction, Fock states, coherent states, thermal states, squeezed states, Wigner distribution.
- Superconducting qubit, Josephson junction, Transmon qubit, qubit-cavity interaction (Jaynes-Cummings model).
- Qubit dynamics, Rabi oscillations, superconducting quantum circuits and their characterizations, projective measurement, POVM (A positive operator-valued measure).
- Photonic qubit, photonic optical gates, examples of experimental realizations.
- Single photon source (parametric down-conversion), generation of entangled states, detection, polarization.
- Hong-Ou-Mandel effect, quantum repeater, quantum memory, integrated quantum photonics.
- Ion traps, radiofrequency trap (Paul trap), Penning trap and other trapping possibilities.
- Manipulation with individual ions, quantum gates realization.
- Ion cooling, examples of experimental realizations with ion traps.
- Physical description of other candidates for quantum computation (quantum dots, neutral atoms, nuclear magnetic resonance).
- Qubit, Bloch sphere, pure and mixed states, density matrix, tensor product, entangled states, quantum gates.
- Overview of existing quantum computers.
- Light-matter interaction, Fock states, coherent states, thermal states, squeezed states, Wigner distribution.
- Superconducting qubit, Josephson junction, Transmon qubit, qubit-cavity interaction (Jaynes-Cummings model).
- Qubit dynamics, Rabi oscillations, superconducting quantum circuits and their characterizations, projective measurement, POVM (A positive operator-valued measure).
- Photonic qubit, photonic optical gates, examples of experimental realizations.
- Single photon source (parametric down-conversion), generation of entangled states, detection, polarization.
- Hong-Ou-Mandel effect, quantum repeater, quantum memory, integrated quantum photonics.
- Ion traps, radiofrequency trap (Paul trap), Penning trap and other trapping possibilities.
- Manipulation with individual ions, quantum gates realization.
- Ion cooling, examples of experimental realizations with ion traps.
- Physical description of other candidates for quantum computation (quantum dots, neutral atoms, nuclear magnetic resonance).
E-learning
Literature
NIELSEN, Michael A. a CHUANG, Isaac L. Quantum computation and quantum information. 10th anniversary edition. Cambridge, United Kingdom: Cambridge University Press, 2010. ISBN 978-1-10700-217-3.
DUARTE, F. J. Quantum optics for engineers. Boca Raton: CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group, [2014]. ISBN 978-14-398-8853-7.
COHEN-TANNOUDJI, Claude; DUPONT-ROC, Jacques a GRYNBERG, Gilbert. Atom-photon interactions: basic processes and applications. Wiley science paperback series. New York: Wiley, 2007. ISBN: 978-3-527-61842-2 .
STANCIL, Daniel D. a Gregory T. BYRD. Principles of Superconducting Quantum Computers. Wiley, 2022. ISBN 9781119750727 .
LANGE, Wolfgang. Quantum Computing with Trapped Ions. Springer, New York, NY, 2012. ISBN 978-1-4614-1799-6 .
DUARTE, F. J. Quantum optics for engineers. Boca Raton: CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group, [2014]. ISBN 978-14-398-8853-7.
COHEN-TANNOUDJI, Claude; DUPONT-ROC, Jacques a GRYNBERG, Gilbert. Atom-photon interactions: basic processes and applications. Wiley science paperback series. New York: Wiley, 2007. ISBN: 978-3-527-61842-2 .
STANCIL, Daniel D. a Gregory T. BYRD. Principles of Superconducting Quantum Computers. Wiley, 2022. ISBN 9781119750727 .
LANGE, Wolfgang. Quantum Computing with Trapped Ions. Springer, New York, NY, 2012. ISBN 978-1-4614-1799-6 .
Advised literature
SCHLEICH, Wolfgang P. Quantum optics in phase space. Berlin: Wiley-VCH, c2001. ISBN 3-527-29435-X.
CHEN, Goong; CHURCH, David A Church; ENGLERT, Berthold-Georg; HENKEL, Carsten; ROHWEDDER, Bernd et al. Quantum Computing Devices Principles, Designs, and Analysis. 2. CRC Press, 2019. ISBN 9780367390372.
CHEN, Goong; CHURCH, David A Church; ENGLERT, Berthold-Georg; HENKEL, Carsten; ROHWEDDER, Bernd et al. Quantum Computing Devices Principles, Designs, and Analysis. 2. CRC Press, 2019. ISBN 9780367390372.