Fault-Tolerant Quantum Error Correction for Constant-Excitation Stabilizer Codes under Coherent Noise

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2507.10395v1
• Date: Mon, 14 Jul 2025 15:37:12 GMT
• Title: Fault-Tolerant Quantum Error Correction for Constant-Excitation Stabilizer Codes under Coherent Noise
• Authors: Ching-Yi Lai, Pei-Hao Liou, Yingkai Ouyang,
• Abstract summary: Collective coherent noise poses challenges for fault-tolerant quantum error correction (FTQEC)<n>We introduce a complete fault-tolerant architecture for CE codes based on dual-rail concatenation.<n>Our results establish the first complete FTQEC framework for CE codes, demonstrating their robustness to coherent noise.
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• License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
• Abstract: Collective coherent noise poses challenges for fault-tolerant quantum error correction (FTQEC), as it falls outside the usual stochastic noise models. While constant excitation (CE) codes can naturally avoid coherent noise, a complete fault-tolerant framework for the use of these codes under realistic noise models has been elusive. Here, we introduce a complete fault-tolerant architecture for CE CSS codes based on dual-rail concatenation. After showing that transversal CNOT gates violate CE code constraints, we introduce CE-preserving logical CNOT gates and modified Shor- and Steane-type syndrome extraction schemes using zero-controlled NOT gates and CE-compatible ancilla. This enables fault-tolerant syndrome-extraction circuits fully compatible with CE constraints. We also present an extended stabilizer simulation algorithm that efficiently tracks both stochastic and collective coherent noise. Using our framework, we identify minimal CE codes, including the $[[12,1,3]]$ and $[[14,3,3]]$ codes, and demonstrate that the $[[12,1,3]]$ code achieves strong performance under coherent noise. Our results establish the first complete FTQEC framework for CE codes, demonstrating their robustness to coherent noise. This highlights the potential of CE codes as a possible solution for quantum processors dominated by collective coherent noise.

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