How superconducting qubits work

by Leonid Glazman (Yale University)

Tuesday 19 May 2026, 16:00 → 18:00 Europe/Rome

Aula Conversi (Dipartimento di Fisica-Ed.G.Marconi)

This talk will cover the physical principles behind the winning qubit design -- the transmon -- and its derivatives. I will review the factors that limit the qubit coherence, and the ongoing efforts to mitigate them. We will also explore new ideas for improving state preparation and readout fidelity. Finally, I will touch on the implementation of qubit coupling, as well as the concepts of logical operations and error correction.