The Maryland Superconducting Quantum Computing group has a large experimental and theoretical effort to develop a quantum computer based on superconducting devices. A quantum computer uses quantum mechanics to do calculations. While ordinary computers use a system based on either zeros or ones, quantum computers would use a logical system that is based on zeros, ones or a simultaneous combination of both. This would theoretically allow a quantum computer to do certain calculations, like finding prime factors of a large number, exponentially faster than conventional computers.

Personnel

• J. Robert Anderson, Professor
• Alex Dragt, Professor Emeritus
• Christopher Lobb, Professor
• Frederick Wellstood, Professor

Research Areas

• rf SQUID

Research Group Website: http://sqcg.jqi.umd.edu/