Title :
Searching for the elusive qubit
Abstract :
When a series of qubits are strung together, they can store a variety of numbers simultaneously as superpositions of the quantum states. This is important for certain classes of problems where the required computing power increases exponentially with the number of elements. The author considers quantum computing research. He considers two-state quantum systems
Keywords :
quantum computing; computing power; quantum computing; quantum states; qubits; two-state quantum systems; Atom lasers; Atomic beams; Error analysis; Laboratories; Laser beams; Logic gates; Nuclear magnetic resonance; Quantum computing; Semiconductor device noise; Working environment noise;
Journal_Title :
Computing in Science & Engineering
DOI :
10.1109/5992.931897
