Exploiting Nonlocal Effects in Quantum Error Correcting Codes

The industry partner, Xanadu, is developing large-scale quantum computers based on a photonic hardware platform.
All large-scale quantum computers will rely on error correction codes in order to carry out useful computations.
Due to the possibility for long-range qubit connections in a photonic system, via fibre optics, it may be possible to exploit non-local connections in order to improve the performance of error-correcting codes in this platform. The proposed project will explore novel variations of previously-known error-correcting codes in order to identify and characterize promising candidates, specifically tailored towards Xanadu’s architecture.

Faculty Supervisor:

Graeme Smith

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Partner:

Xanadu

Discipline:

Physics

Sector:

Information and cultural industries; Manufacturing; Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

University of Waterloo

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