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Physical Review Applied

Fast and accurate flux-crosstalk characterization in superconducting-qubit circuits

Xiaoyan Yang, Peng Wang, Ran Guo, Hai-Feng Zhang, Tian-Le Wang, Ze-An Zhao, Sheng Zhang, Ren-Ze Zhao, Z. Li, Yuan Wu, Zhi-Long Jia, Weicheng Kong, Gang Cao, Peng Duan, Yongjian Gu

Published Jan 21, 2026• 0 citations
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10.1103/42lc-rd4t

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