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Decoder Dependence in Surface-Code Threshold Estimation with Native Gottesman-Kitaev-Preskill Digitization and Parallelized Sampling

Quantum Physics 2026-04-01 v2 Information Theory math.IT

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 d=5d=5 and σ=0.20\sigma=0.20, 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 σ3,5=0.10\sigma^\star_{3,5}=0.10 (1911/2000 valid) and σ5,7=0.1375\sigma^\star_{5,7}=0.1375 (1941/2000 valid), while other decoders show no valid crossing samples. Dense-window scanning over σ[0.08,0.24]\sigma \in [0.08,0.24] 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 (ΔMWPMUF=0.00383\Delta_{\mathrm{MWPM-UF}}=-0.00383, 95\% interval [0.0104,0.00329][-0.0104,0.00329]) across σ[0.05,0.35]\sigma \in [0.05,0.35]. Threaded execution preserves statistical fidelity while improving throughput: 1.34×1.34\times speedup in Pauli mode and 1.94×1.94\times in native GKP mode, with mean ΔLER|\Delta\mathrm{LER}| 6.07×1036.07\times10^{-3} and 5.20×1035.20\times10^{-3}, 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}
}
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