FROM BITS TO QUBITS, FROM COMPUTING TO QUANTUM COMPUTING: AN EVOLUTION ON THE VERGE OF A REVOLUTION IN THE COMPUTING LANDSCAPE
Alexandru Pîrjan, Dana-Mihaela Petroșanu
The "Quantum Computing" concept has evolved to a new paradigm in the computing landscape, having the potential to strongly influence the field of computer science and all the fields that make use of information technology. In this paper, we focus first on analysing the special properties of the quantum realm, as a proper hardware implementation of a quantum computing system must take into account these properties. Afterwards, we have analyzed the main hardware components required by a quantum computer, its hardware structure, the most popular technologies for implementing quantum computers, like the trapped ion technology, the one based on superconducting circuits, as well as other emerging technologies. Our study offers important details that should be taken into account in order to complement successfully the classical computer world of bits with the enticing one of qubits.
•May 31, 2019•0 citations