Learning Encodings by Maximizing State Distinguishability: Variational Quantum Error Correction
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| author | Meyer, Nico Mutschler, Christopher Maier, Andreas Scherer, Daniel D. |
| author_facet | Meyer, Nico Mutschler, Christopher Maier, Andreas Scherer, Daniel D. |
| contents | Quantum error correction is crucial for protecting quantum information against decoherence. Traditional codes like the surface code require substantial overhead, making them impractical for near-term, early fault-tolerant devices. We propose a novel objective function for tailoring error correction codes to specific noise structures by maximizing the distinguishability between quantum states after a noise channel, ensuring efficient recovery operations. We formalize this concept with the distinguishability loss function, serving as a machine learning objective to discover resource-efficient encoding circuits optimized for given noise characteristics. We implement this methodology using variational techniques, termed variational quantum error correction (VarQEC). Our approach yields codes with desirable theoretical and practical properties and outperforms standard codes in various scenarios. We also provide proof-of-concept demonstrations on IBM and IQM hardware devices, highlighting the practical relevance of our procedure. |
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| spellingShingle | Learning Encodings by Maximizing State Distinguishability: Variational Quantum Error Correction Meyer, Nico Mutschler, Christopher Maier, Andreas Scherer, Daniel D. Quantum Physics Machine Learning Quantum error correction is crucial for protecting quantum information against decoherence. Traditional codes like the surface code require substantial overhead, making them impractical for near-term, early fault-tolerant devices. We propose a novel objective function for tailoring error correction codes to specific noise structures by maximizing the distinguishability between quantum states after a noise channel, ensuring efficient recovery operations. We formalize this concept with the distinguishability loss function, serving as a machine learning objective to discover resource-efficient encoding circuits optimized for given noise characteristics. We implement this methodology using variational techniques, termed variational quantum error correction (VarQEC). Our approach yields codes with desirable theoretical and practical properties and outperforms standard codes in various scenarios. We also provide proof-of-concept demonstrations on IBM and IQM hardware devices, highlighting the practical relevance of our procedure. |
| title | Learning Encodings by Maximizing State Distinguishability: Variational Quantum Error Correction |
| topic | Quantum Physics Machine Learning |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2506.11552 |