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Quantum Convolutional Error Correcting Codes

Quantum Physics 2009-10-30 v4

Abstract

I report two general methods to construct quantum convolutional codes for NN-state quantum systems. Using these general methods, I construct a quantum convolutional code of rate 1/4, which can correct one quantum error for every eight consecutive quantum registers.

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@article{arxiv.quant-ph/9712029,
  title  = {Quantum Convolutional Error Correcting Codes},
  author = {H. F. Chau},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:quant-ph/9712029},
  year   = {2009}
}

Comments

Minor revisions and clarifications. To appear in Phys. Rev. A