Constructing qubits in physical systems
Open Access
- 24 August 2001
- journal article
- Published by IOP Publishing in Journal of Physics A: General Physics
- Vol. 34 (35), 7067-7079
- https://doi.org/10.1088/0305-4470/34/35/331
Abstract
The notion of a qubit is ubiquitous in quantum information processing. In spite of the simple abstract definition of qubits as two-state quantum systems, identifying qubits in physical systems is often unexpectedly difficult. There is an astonishing variety of ways in which qubits can emerge from devices. What essential features are required for an implementation to properly instantiate a qubit? We give three typical examples and propose an operational characterization of qubits based on quantum observables and subsystems.Keywords
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