Decoder Dependence in Surface-Code Threshold Estimation with Native Gottesman-Kitaev-Preskill Digitization and Parallelized Sampling
Abstract
We quantify decoder dependence in surface-code threshold studies under two matched regimes: Pauli noise and native GKP-style Gaussian displacement digitization. Using LiDMaS+ v1.1.0, we benchmark MWPM, Union-Find (UF), Belief Propagation (BP), and neural-guided MWPM with fixed seeds, identical sweep grids, and unified reporting across runs 06--14. At and , MWPM and UF define the Pareto frontier, with (runtime, LER) = (1.341 s, 0.2273) and (1.332 s, 0.2303); neural-guided MWPM is slower and less accurate (1.396 s, 0.3730), and BP is dominated (7.640 s, 0.6107). Crossing-bootstrap diagnostics are stable only for MWPM, with median (1911/2000 valid) and (1941/2000 valid), while other decoders show no valid crossing samples. Dense-window scanning over returns NaN crossings for all decoders, confirming estimator- and window-sensitive threshold localization. Rank-stability and effect-size bootstrap analyses reinforce ordering robustness: BP remains rank 4, neural-guided MWPM rank 3, and MWPM-UF differences are small (, 95\% interval ) across . Threaded execution preserves statistical fidelity while improving throughput: speedup in Pauli mode and in native GKP mode, with mean and , respectively. We therefore recommend estimator-conditional threshold reporting coupled to runtime-fidelity checks for reproducible hardware-facing practical future decoder benchmarking workflows.
Cite
@article{arxiv.2603.25757,
title = {Decoder Dependence in Surface-Code Threshold Estimation with Native Gottesman-Kitaev-Preskill Digitization and Parallelized Sampling},
author = {Dennis Delali Kwesi Wayo and Chinonso Onah and Leonardo Goliatt and Sven Groppe},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2603.25757},
year = {2026}
}