transmon
transmon noun: a particular form of superconducting qubit.
Noun
transmon (plural transmons)
- A particular form of superconducting qubit.
- Two additional transmon circuits can be positioned at the resonator edges, where the resonator voltage is maximum.2019, Thi Ha Kyaw, Towards a Scalable Quantum Computing Platform in the Ultrastrong Coupling Regime, Springer, →ISBN, page 93
- Those bits are then converted into pulses of microwaves and sent down through wires and pipes to a series of 50 small superconducting devices called “transmons” — the qubits — dangling at the bottom.2019 October 21, Dennis Overbye, “Quantum Computing Is Coming, Bit by Qubit”, in New York Times
Forms of transmon
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Origin of transmon
Abbreviation of transmission line shunted plasma oscillation qubit.
Questions about transmon
- What does transmon mean?
- Transmon means a particular form of superconducting qubit.
- What part of speech is transmon?
- Transmon is a noun.
- What is the plural of transmon?
- The plural of transmon is transmons.
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