Active solid-state devices (e.g. – transistors – solid-state diode – Thin active physical layer which is – Tunneling through region of reduced conductivity
Reexamination Certificate
2006-05-09
2006-05-09
Crane, Sara (Department: 2811)
Active solid-state devices (e.g., transistors, solid-state diode
Thin active physical layer which is
Tunneling through region of reduced conductivity
C264S663000, C365S160000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07042005
ABSTRACT:
The present invention involves a quantum computing apparatus that includes a substrate attached to which is a flux shield upon which is at least one element of circuitry. The flux shield has an aperture. Inside the aperture is a superconducting structure. The superconducting structure and the circuitry interact so that a change in a state of the superconducting structure can be detected by the circuitry. The present invention provides a method for initializing and measuring the state of a superconducting structure by adjusting and measuring the current in an element of circuitry coupled to the structure by a flux shield. The present invention provides a mechanism for coupling qubits. In embodiments of the present invention, qubits are selectively coupled by a coupling circuit that can be on a second substrate. The coupling of the qubit to the coupling circuit is enhanced by the presence of a flux shield.
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Il'ichev Evgeni
Steininger Miles F. H.
Crane Sara
D-Wave Systems Inc.
Lovejoy Brett
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