Learning to Decode the Surface Code with a Recurrent, Transformer-Based Neural Network

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Autori principali: Bausch, Johannes, Senior, Andrew W, Heras, Francisco J H, Edlich, Thomas, Davies, Alex, Newman, Michael, Jones, Cody, Satzinger, Kevin, Niu, Murphy Yuezhen, Blackwell, Sam, Holland, George, Kafri, Dvir, Atalaya, Juan, Gidney, Craig, Hassabis, Demis, Boixo, Sergio, Neven, Hartmut, Kohli, Pushmeet
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author Bausch, Johannes
Senior, Andrew W
Heras, Francisco J H
Edlich, Thomas
Davies, Alex
Newman, Michael
Jones, Cody
Satzinger, Kevin
Niu, Murphy Yuezhen
Blackwell, Sam
Holland, George
Kafri, Dvir
Atalaya, Juan
Gidney, Craig
Hassabis, Demis
Boixo, Sergio
Neven, Hartmut
Kohli, Pushmeet
author_facet Bausch, Johannes
Senior, Andrew W
Heras, Francisco J H
Edlich, Thomas
Davies, Alex
Newman, Michael
Jones, Cody
Satzinger, Kevin
Niu, Murphy Yuezhen
Blackwell, Sam
Holland, George
Kafri, Dvir
Atalaya, Juan
Gidney, Craig
Hassabis, Demis
Boixo, Sergio
Neven, Hartmut
Kohli, Pushmeet
contents Quantum error-correction is a prerequisite for reliable quantum computation. Towards this goal, we present a recurrent, transformer-based neural network which learns to decode the surface code, the leading quantum error-correction code. Our decoder outperforms state-of-the-art algorithmic decoders on real-world data from Google's Sycamore quantum processor for distance 3 and 5 surface codes. On distances up to 11, the decoder maintains its advantage on simulated data with realistic noise including cross-talk, leakage, and analog readout signals, and sustains its accuracy far beyond the 25 cycles it was trained on. Our work illustrates the ability of machine learning to go beyond human-designed algorithms by learning from data directly, highlighting machine learning as a strong contender for decoding in quantum computers.
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spellingShingle Learning to Decode the Surface Code with a Recurrent, Transformer-Based Neural Network
Bausch, Johannes
Senior, Andrew W
Heras, Francisco J H
Edlich, Thomas
Davies, Alex
Newman, Michael
Jones, Cody
Satzinger, Kevin
Niu, Murphy Yuezhen
Blackwell, Sam
Holland, George
Kafri, Dvir
Atalaya, Juan
Gidney, Craig
Hassabis, Demis
Boixo, Sergio
Neven, Hartmut
Kohli, Pushmeet
Quantum Physics
Machine Learning
81P73, 68T07
I.2.0; J.2
Quantum error-correction is a prerequisite for reliable quantum computation. Towards this goal, we present a recurrent, transformer-based neural network which learns to decode the surface code, the leading quantum error-correction code. Our decoder outperforms state-of-the-art algorithmic decoders on real-world data from Google's Sycamore quantum processor for distance 3 and 5 surface codes. On distances up to 11, the decoder maintains its advantage on simulated data with realistic noise including cross-talk, leakage, and analog readout signals, and sustains its accuracy far beyond the 25 cycles it was trained on. Our work illustrates the ability of machine learning to go beyond human-designed algorithms by learning from data directly, highlighting machine learning as a strong contender for decoding in quantum computers.
title Learning to Decode the Surface Code with a Recurrent, Transformer-Based Neural Network
topic Quantum Physics
Machine Learning
81P73, 68T07
I.2.0; J.2
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2310.05900