Universal Quantum Cloning Machine in Circuit Quantum Electrodynamics

We propose a scheme for realizing the 1 → 2 universal quantum cloning machine (UQCM) with superconducting quantum interference device (SQUID) qubits in circuit quantum electrodynamics (circuit QED). In this scheme, in order to implement UQCM, we only need phase shift gate operation on SQUID qubits and the Raman transitions. The cavity number we need is only one. Thus our scheme is simple and has advantages in the experimental realization. Furthermore, both the cavity and the SQUID qubits are virtually excited, so the decoherence can be neglected.