Extending the lifetime of a quantum bit with error correction in superconducting circuits

Nissim Ofek; Andrei Petrenko; Reinier Heeres; Philip Reinhold; Zaki Leghtas; Brian Vlastakis; Yinong Liu; Luigi Frunzio; S. M. Girvin; Liang Jiang; Mazyar Mirrahimi; Michel Devoret; Robert Schoelkopf

doi:10.1038/nature18949

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Bit (key)Electronic circuitSuperconductivityQuantumPhysicsQuantum computerComputer scienceQuantum mechanicsComputer network

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Year: 2016
Type: article
Volume: 536
Issue: 7617
Pages: 441-445
Citations: 885
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                                    Nissim Ofek, 
                                
                                    Andrei Petrenko, 
                                
                                    Reinier Heeres
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (2016). 
                            Extending the lifetime of a quantum bit with error correction in superconducting circuits. 
                            Nature
                            , 536
                            (7617)
                            , 441-445.
                            https://doi.org/10.1038/nature18949
                        

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DOI: 10.1038/nature18949