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Error correction for continuous quantum variables

Quantum Physics 2011-07-19 v1

Abstract

We propose an error correction coding algorithm for continuous quantum variables. We use this algorithm to construct a highly efficient 5-wavepacket code which can correct arbitrary single wavepacket errors. We show that this class of continuous variable codes is robust against imprecision in the error syndromes. A potential implemetation of the scheme is presented.

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@article{arxiv.quant-ph/9711049,
  title  = {Error correction for continuous quantum variables},
  author = {Samuel L. Braunstein},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:quant-ph/9711049},
  year   = {2011}
}

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latex with revtex, 4 pages, 3 figures