Universal Weakly Fault-Tolerant Quantum Computation via Code Switching in the [[8,3,2]] Code
Abstract
Code-switching offers a route to universal, fault-tolerant quantum computation by circumventing the limitation implied by the Eastin-Knill theorem against a universal transversal gate set within a single quantum code. Here, we present a fault-tolerant code-switching protocol between two versions of the code. One version supports weakly fault-tolerant single-qubit Clifford gates, while the other supports a logical gate via transversal together with logical , , and gates. Because both codes have distance 2, the protocol operates in a postselected, error-detecting regime: single faults lead to detectable outcomes, and accepted runs exhibit quadratic suppression of logical error rates. This yields a universal scheme for postselected fault-tolerant computation. We validate the protocol numerically through simulations of state preparation, code switching, and a three-logical-qubit implementation of Grover's search.
Cite
@article{arxiv.2603.15610,
title = {Universal Weakly Fault-Tolerant Quantum Computation via Code Switching in the [[8,3,2]] Code},
author = {Shixin Wu and Dawei Zhong and Todd A. Brun and Daniel A. Lidar},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2603.15610},
year = {2026}
}
Comments
19 pages, 16 figures