Automatic Implementation and Evaluation of Error-Correcting Codes for Quantum Computing: An Open-Source Framework for Quantum Error Correction

TL;DR

This paper introduces an open-source framework that automates the implementation and evaluation of quantum error-correcting codes, streamlining the process for researchers and engineers working on quantum hardware with noise effects.

Contribution

The work presents a novel open-source framework that automates the application and evaluation of quantum error correction codes tailored to specific hardware models.

Findings

Framework enables automatic code application and noise-aware simulation

Significantly improves efficiency of error-correcting code evaluation

Case studies demonstrate practical benefits in quantum hardware scenarios

Abstract

Due to the fragility of quantum mechanical effects, real quantum computers are plagued by frequent noise effects that cause errors during computations. Quantum error-correcting codes address this problem by providing means to identify and correct corresponding errors. However, most of the research on quantum error correction is theoretical or has been evaluated for specific hardware models only. Moreover, the development of corresponding codes and the evaluation of whether they indeed solve the problem for a particular hardware model, still often rests on tedious trial-and-error thus far. In this work, we propose an open-source framework that supports engineers and researchers in these tasks by automatically applying error-correcting codes for a given application followed by an automatic noise-aware quantum circuit simulation. Case studies showcase that this allows for a substantially more efficient implementation and evaluation of error-correcting codes.