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The Review of Laser Engineering

Circuit Quantum Electrodynamics in Superconducting Circuits

Yasunobu Nakamura

Published Jan 1, 2013• 0 citations
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Abstract

Circuit quantum electrodynamics is a radical extension of cavity quantum electrodynamics into superconducting electrical circuits, where macroscopic artiÞ cial atoms with anharmonicity, based on the nonlinearity of Josephson junctions, are strongly coupled to harmonic oscillators.We review the basic concept and recent progress.
DOI
10.2184/lsj.41.7_502

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