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Quantum error correction in the presence of spontaneous emission

Quantum Physics 2009-10-30 v2

Abstract

We present a quantum error correcting code that is invariant under the conditional time evolution between spontaneous emissions and which can correct for one general error. The code presented here generalizes previous error correction codes in that not all errors lead to different error syndromes. This idea may lead to shorter codes than previously expected.

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@article{arxiv.quant-ph/9603022,
  title  = {Quantum error correction in the presence of spontaneous emission},
  author = {M. B. Plenio and V. Vedral and P. L. Knight},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:quant-ph/9603022},
  year   = {2009}
}

Comments

Completely revised version now accepted for publication in Phys. Rev. A

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