Error correction for entangled quantum states
AssigneeAlcatel Lucent
InventorAlexei Ashikhmin
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Abstract
A memory system comprising a qubit array configured to store therein and read one or more entangled qubit states encoded using a quantum stabilizer code. The quantum-memory system further comprises a quantum-state-refresh module configured to change an entangled qubit state in the qubit array when an error is detected therein. The quantum-state-refresh module is configured to detect an error by performing a redundant measurement of a set of syndrome values corresponding to the quantum stabilizer code, with the redundant measurement being based on a block error-correction code. In one embodiment, the block error-correction code is a low-density generator-matrix code or a low-density parity-check code constructed using an EXIT-function optimization method.
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An apparatus comprising:
- a register configured to store a coded entangled qubit state generated using a quantum stabilizer code;
- a measurement circuit configured to perform a redundant measurement of a set of syndrome values corresponding to the coded entangled qubit state, wherein the redundant measurement is performed based on a low-density parity-check (LDPC) error-correction code;
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- a decoder configured to apply the LDPC error-correction code to correct a measurement error in the set of syndrome values.
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