Figure 1 Schematic diagrams of two superconducting flux qubit circuits. (IMAGE)

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Figure 1 Schematic diagrams of two superconducting flux qubit circuits.

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Figure 1 Schematic diagrams of two superconducting flux qubit circuits. The conventional qubit (a) requires an external magnetic field to operate optimally, while the new flux qubit (b), using a π-junction, achieves optimal operation without the need for an external magnetic field.

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National Institute of Information and Communications Technology (NICT), NTT Corporation (NTT), Tohoku University and the Tokai National Higher Education and Research System Nagoya University

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