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High-rate extended binomial codes for multiqubit encoding

Quantum Physics 2025-09-11 v6

Abstract

We introduce a class of bosonic quantum error-correcting codes, termed \emph{extended binomial codes}, which generalize the structure of one-mode binomial codes by incorporating ideas from high-rate qubit stabilizer codes. These codes are constructed in close analogy to [[n,k,d]][[n,k,d]] qubit codes, where the parameter nn corresponds to the total excitation budget rather than the number of physical qubits. Our construction achieves a significant reduction in average excitation per mode while preserving error-correcting capabilities, offering improved compatibility with hardware constraints in the strong-dispersive regime. We demonstrate that extended binomial codes not only reduce the mean excitation required for encoding but also simplify syndrome extraction and logical gate implementation, particularly the logical Xˉ\bar{X} operation. These advantages suggest that extended binomial codes offer a scalable and resource-efficient approach for bosonic quantum error correction.

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@article{arxiv.2501.07093,
  title  = {High-rate extended binomial codes for multiqubit encoding},
  author = {En-Jui Chang},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2501.07093},
  year   = {2025}
}

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9 pages, 3 tables

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