Three-Dimensional Wiring for Extensible Quantum Computing: The Quantum Socket
J. H. Béjanin, T. G. McConkey, J. R. Rinehart, C. T. Earnest, C. R. H. McRae, D. Shiri, J. D. Bateman, Y. Rohanizadegan, B. Penava, P. Breul, S. Royak, M. Zapatka, A. G. Fowler, M. Mariantoni · Physical Review Applied · 2016
Reimagining and miniaturizing the huge machines of the World War II era was a great step in the history of computing. Now quantum computers face a similar developmental step, on the way to tomorrow's compact, scalable systems. In analogy with sockets in traditional electronics, the authors present a link for classical control hardware and solid-state qubits, with exceptional properties at microwave frequencies and cryogenic temperatures. This technology should bring us within a few years to a key milestone in quantum computing: quantum error-correction implemented for hundreds of physical qubits.