Efficient Mitigation of Error Floors in Quantum Error Correction using Non-Binary Low-Density Parity-Check Codes

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Main Author: Kasai, Kenta
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contents In this paper, we propose an efficient method to reduce error floors in quantum error correction using non-binary low-density parity-check (LDPC) codes. We identify and classify cycle structures in the parity-check matrix where estimated noise becomes trapped, and develop tailored decoding methods for each cycle type. For Type-I cycles, we propose a method to make the difference between estimated and true noise degenerate. Type-II cycles are shown to be uncorrectable, while for Type-III cycles, we utilize the fact that cycles in non-binary LDPC codes do not necessarily correspond to codewords, allowing us to estimate the true noise. Our method significantly improves decoding performance and reduces error floors.
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spellingShingle Efficient Mitigation of Error Floors in Quantum Error Correction using Non-Binary Low-Density Parity-Check Codes
Kasai, Kenta
Quantum Physics
Information Theory
In this paper, we propose an efficient method to reduce error floors in quantum error correction using non-binary low-density parity-check (LDPC) codes. We identify and classify cycle structures in the parity-check matrix where estimated noise becomes trapped, and develop tailored decoding methods for each cycle type. For Type-I cycles, we propose a method to make the difference between estimated and true noise degenerate. Type-II cycles are shown to be uncorrectable, while for Type-III cycles, we utilize the fact that cycles in non-binary LDPC codes do not necessarily correspond to codewords, allowing us to estimate the true noise. Our method significantly improves decoding performance and reduces error floors.
title Efficient Mitigation of Error Floors in Quantum Error Correction using Non-Binary Low-Density Parity-Check Codes
topic Quantum Physics
Information Theory
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2501.13923