A decoding algorithm for CSS codes using the X/Z correlations
Information Theory
2016-11-29 v1 math.IT
Quantum Physics
Abstract
We propose a simple decoding algorithm for CSS codes taking into account the correlations between the X part and the Z part of the error. Applying this idea to surface codes, we derive an improved version of the perfect matching decoding algorithm which uses these X/Z correlations.
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@article{arxiv.1401.6975,
title = {A decoding algorithm for CSS codes using the X/Z correlations},
author = {Nicolas Delfosse and Jean-Pierre Tillich},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1401.6975},
year = {2016}
}
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