Learning to Decode the Surface Code with a Recurrent, Transformer-Based Neural Network

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2310.05900v1
• Date: Mon, 9 Oct 2023 17:41:37 GMT
• Title: Learning to Decode the Surface Code with a Recurrent, Transformer-Based Neural Network
• Authors: Johannes Bausch, Andrew W Senior, Francisco J H Heras, Thomas Edlich, Alex Davies, Michael Newman, Cody Jones, Kevin Satzinger, Murphy Yuezhen Niu, Sam Blackwell, George Holland, Dvir Kafri, Juan Atalaya, Craig Gidney, Demis Hassabis, Sergio Boixo, Hartmut Neven, Pushmeet Kohli
• Abstract summary: We present a recurrent, transformer-based neural network which learns to decode the surface code, the leading quantum error-correction code. Our decoder outperforms state-of-the-art algorithmic decoders on real-world data from Google's Sycamore quantum processor for distance 3 and 5 surface codes.
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• License: http://arxiv.org/licenses/nonexclusive-distrib/1.0/
• Abstract: Quantum error-correction is a prerequisite for reliable quantum computation. Towards this goal, we present a recurrent, transformer-based neural network which learns to decode the surface code, the leading quantum error-correction code. Our decoder outperforms state-of-the-art algorithmic decoders on real-world data from Google's Sycamore quantum processor for distance 3 and 5 surface codes. On distances up to 11, the decoder maintains its advantage on simulated data with realistic noise including cross-talk, leakage, and analog readout signals, and sustains its accuracy far beyond the 25 cycles it was trained on. Our work illustrates the ability of machine learning to go beyond human-designed algorithms by learning from data directly, highlighting machine learning as a strong contender for decoding in quantum computers.

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