Hardware-efficient syndrome extraction for entangled quantum states
US9762262B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 14, 2014 |
| Grant date | Sep 12, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 6, 2036 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH03M13/6362
- WIPO fieldBasic communication processes
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A quantum-state-refresh module of a memory system is configured to detect an error in an entangled qubit state stored therein by performing a redundant measurement of syndrome values corresponding to a quantum stabilizer code, with the redundant measurement being based on a block error-correction code. The quantum-state-refresh module includes a plurality of measurement sub-modules, each configured to measure a respective syndrome value or a respective parity value corresponding to the entangled qubit state. The total number of the measurement sub-modules is smaller than the codeword length of the block error-correction code, and the initial approximation of the punctured syndrome values is replaced in the decoding process by erasure values. With the block error-correction code appropriately constructed for the use of erasure values, the quantum-state-refresh module is advantageously capable of providing reliable error detection with fewer quantum gates than that used for the full-length measurement of the codeword.
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