Enum: QubitType

Types of physical qubit implementations used in quantum computing hardware

Permissible Values

Value	Title	Meaning	Description
SUPERCONDUCTING			Superconducting qubit using Josephson junctions cooled to millikelvin temperatures
TRAPPED_ION			Qubit encoded in electronic states of trapped atomic ions
PHOTONIC	photon	CHEBI:30212	Qubit encoded in quantum states of photons
TOPOLOGICAL			Qubit based on topological states of matter resistant to local perturbations
NEUTRAL_ATOM			Qubit encoded in energy levels of electrically neutral atoms held in optical traps
QUANTUM_DOT	Quantum Dot	NCIT:C62378	Qubit using semiconductor quantum dot nanostructures
NITROGEN_VACANCY_CENTER			Qubit based on nitrogen-vacancy defect centers in diamond lattice
SPIN_QUBIT			Qubit encoded in the spin state of an electron or nucleus in a semiconductor

Slots

Name	Description
qubit_type	Type of physical qubit implementation

Identifier and Mapping Information

Schema Source

from schema: https://w3id.org/valuesets

LinkML Source

name: QubitType
instantiates:
- valuesets_meta:ValueSetEnumDefinition
description: Types of physical qubit implementations used in quantum computing hardware
title: Qubit Type
from_schema: https://w3id.org/valuesets
contributors:
- orcid:0000-0002-6601-2165
- https://github.com/anthropics/claude-code
status: DRAFT
rank: 1000
permissible_values:
  SUPERCONDUCTING:
    text: SUPERCONDUCTING
    description: Superconducting qubit using Josephson junctions cooled to millikelvin
      temperatures
  TRAPPED_ION:
    text: TRAPPED_ION
    description: Qubit encoded in electronic states of trapped atomic ions
  PHOTONIC:
    text: PHOTONIC
    description: Qubit encoded in quantum states of photons
    meaning: CHEBI:30212
    title: photon
  TOPOLOGICAL:
    text: TOPOLOGICAL
    description: Qubit based on topological states of matter resistant to local perturbations
  NEUTRAL_ATOM:
    text: NEUTRAL_ATOM
    description: Qubit encoded in energy levels of electrically neutral atoms held
      in optical traps
  QUANTUM_DOT:
    text: QUANTUM_DOT
    description: Qubit using semiconductor quantum dot nanostructures
    meaning: NCIT:C62378
    title: Quantum Dot
  NITROGEN_VACANCY_CENTER:
    text: NITROGEN_VACANCY_CENTER
    description: Qubit based on nitrogen-vacancy defect centers in diamond lattice
  SPIN_QUBIT:
    text: SPIN_QUBIT
    description: Qubit encoded in the spin state of an electron or nucleus in a semiconductor