Patent Document ID: 20050224784
Application ID: 11093205
Patent Flag: 0

Claim One:
1. A computation device for adiabatic quantum computing comprising: a plurality of superconducting qubits wherein each superconducting qubit in the plurality of superconducting qubits comprises two basis states each associated with an eigenstate of the σ Z Pauli matrix that can be biased; a plurality of couplings, each coupling in the plurality of couplings disposed between a superconducting qubit pair in the plurality of superconducting qubits, wherein each term Hamiltonian for a coupling in the plurality of couplings has a principal component proportional to σ Z {circle over (x)}σ Z , and wherein the sign for at least one principal component proportional to σ Z {circle over (x)}σ Z for a coupling in the plurality of couplings is antiferromagnetic; wherein said superconducting qubits and said plurality of couplings are collectively capable of being in any one of at least two configurations, the at least two configurations including: a first configuration characterized by an initialization Hamiltonian H 0 , and a second Hamiltonian characterized by a problem Hamiltonian H P , the problem Hamiltonian having a ground state, wherein each respective first superconducting qubit in said plurality of superconducting qubits is coupled with a respective second superconducting qubit in the plurality of superconducting qubits such that the first respective superconducting qubit and the corresponding second respective superconducting qubit define a predetermined coupling strength and wherein the predetermined coupling strength between each said first respective superconducting qubit and corresponding second respective superconducting qubit collectively define a computational problem to be solved; and a read out circuit coupled to at least one superconducting qubit in the plurality of superconducting qubits.