2,182 research outputs found
Generating topological order: no speedup by dissipation
We consider the problem of preparing topologically ordered states using
unitary and non-unitary circuits, as well as local time-dependent Hamiltonian
and Liouvillian evolutions. We prove that for any topological code in
dimensions, the time required to encode logical information into the ground
space is at least , where is the code distance. This
result is tight for the toric code, giving a scaling with the linear system
size. More generally, we show that the linear scaling is necessary even when
dropping the requirement of encoding: preparing any state close to the ground
space using dissipation takes an amount of time proportional to the diameter of
the system in typical 2D topologically ordered systems, as well as for example
the 3D and 4D toric codes.Comment: 7 pages, 1 figur
Limits on Fundamental Limits to Computation
An indispensable part of our lives, computing has also become essential to
industries and governments. Steady improvements in computer hardware have been
supported by periodic doubling of transistor densities in integrated circuits
over the last fifty years. Such Moore scaling now requires increasingly heroic
efforts, stimulating research in alternative hardware and stirring controversy.
To help evaluate emerging technologies and enrich our understanding of
integrated-circuit scaling, we review fundamental limits to computation: in
manufacturing, energy, physical space, design and verification effort, and
algorithms. To outline what is achievable in principle and in practice, we
recall how some limits were circumvented, compare loose and tight limits. We
also point out that engineering difficulties encountered by emerging
technologies may indicate yet-unknown limits.Comment: 15 pages, 4 figures, 1 tabl
Optimized Surface Code Communication in Superconducting Quantum Computers
Quantum computing (QC) is at the cusp of a revolution. Machines with 100
quantum bits (qubits) are anticipated to be operational by 2020
[googlemachine,gambetta2015building], and several-hundred-qubit machines are
around the corner. Machines of this scale have the capacity to demonstrate
quantum supremacy, the tipping point where QC is faster than the fastest
classical alternative for a particular problem. Because error correction
techniques will be central to QC and will be the most expensive component of
quantum computation, choosing the lowest-overhead error correction scheme is
critical to overall QC success. This paper evaluates two established quantum
error correction codes---planar and double-defect surface codes---using a set
of compilation, scheduling and network simulation tools. In considering
scalable methods for optimizing both codes, we do so in the context of a full
microarchitectural and compiler analysis. Contrary to previous predictions, we
find that the simpler planar codes are sometimes more favorable for
implementation on superconducting quantum computers, especially under
conditions of high communication congestion.Comment: 14 pages, 9 figures, The 50th Annual IEEE/ACM International Symposium
on Microarchitectur
Tradeoffs for reliable quantum information storage in surface codes and color codes
The family of hyperbolic surface codes is one of the rare families of quantum
LDPC codes with non-zero rate and unbounded minimum distance. First, we
introduce a family of hyperbolic color codes. This produces a new family of
quantum LDPC codes with non-zero rate and with minimum distance logarithmic in
the blocklength. Second, we study the tradeoff between the length n, the number
of encoded qubits k and the distance d of surface codes and color codes. We
prove that kd^2 is upper bounded by C(log k)^2n, where C is a constant that
depends only on the row weight of the parity-check matrix. Our results prove
that the best asymptotic minimum distance of LDPC surface codes and color codes
with non-zero rate is logarithmic in the length.Comment: 10 page
Constructions and Noise Threshold of Hyperbolic Surface Codes
We show how to obtain concrete constructions of homological quantum codes
based on tilings of 2D surfaces with constant negative curvature (hyperbolic
surfaces). This construction results in two-dimensional quantum codes whose
tradeoff of encoding rate versus protection is more favorable than for the
surface code. These surface codes would require variable length connections
between qubits, as determined by the hyperbolic geometry. We provide numerical
estimates of the value of the noise threshold and logical error probability of
these codes against independent X or Z noise, assuming noise-free error
correction
- …