Physical Society Colloquium

Towards Quantum Computing with Superconducting Circuits

Alexandre Blais

Département de physique
Université de Sherbrooke

By harnessing effects such as superposition and entanglement, quantum computers could solve problems that classical computers cannot handle. Although building a large-scale quantum computer capable of rivaling today’s supercomputers remains a major challenge, recent years have seen considerable improvements in our ability to build small superconducting quantum processors and run simple algorithms on them. In this talk, I will review some of the basic concepts that allow quantum computers to outperform their classical counterparts. Focusing on superconducting quantum processors, I will also discuss recent developments in the field and highlight some of the challenges that lie ahead.