# Braiding quantum circuit based on the 4π Josephson effect

@article{Stenger2019BraidingQC,
title={Braiding quantum circuit based on the
4$\pi$
Josephson effect},
author={John Stenger and Michael J. Hatridge and Sergey M. Frolov and David Pekker},
journal={Physical Review B},
year={2019}
}
• Published 9 August 2018
• Physics
• Physical Review B
We propose a topological qubit in which braiding and readout are mediated by the $4\ensuremath{\pi}$ Majorana-Josephson effect. The braidonium device consists of three Majorana nanowires that come together to make a trijunction. In order to control the superconducting phase differences at the trijunction, the nanowires are enclosed in a ring made of a conventional superconductor. In order to perform initialization and readout, one of the nanowires is coupled to a fluxonium qubit through a…
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