Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Dedication
- Contents
- Preface
- Preface to the First Edition
- 1 Quantum Mechanics for Quantum Engineers
- 2 Superconducting Quantum Circuits
- 3 Quantum Devices Based on Two-Dimensional Electron Gas
- 4 Superconducting Multiqubit Devices
- 5 Microscopic Qubits
- 6 Noise and Decoherence
- 7 Applications and Speculations
- 8 Quantum Engineering: Bridging Quantum Capacity Gap
- Appendix: Quantum Gates
- References
- Index
6 - Noise and Decoherence
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 25 June 2026
Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Dedication
- Contents
- Preface
- Preface to the First Edition
- 1 Quantum Mechanics for Quantum Engineers
- 2 Superconducting Quantum Circuits
- 3 Quantum Devices Based on Two-Dimensional Electron Gas
- 4 Superconducting Multiqubit Devices
- 5 Microscopic Qubits
- 6 Noise and Decoherence
- 7 Applications and Speculations
- 8 Quantum Engineering: Bridging Quantum Capacity Gap
- Appendix: Quantum Gates
- References
- Index
Summary
Key concepts and theoretical methods of describing noise and fluctuations in classical and quantum systems are introduced. Relation between measurement and decoherence is investigated. Main types of noise and their influence on quantum coherence are described. Theoretical and experimental results on sources and effects of low-frequency 1/f-noise are presented. Methods of suppressing decoherence are discussed.
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- Quantum EngineeringTheory and Design of Quantum Coherent Structures, pp. 233 - 295Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2026
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