Quantum Error Correction Progress and Future Outlook for Qubit Quality
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EvgeniyZh
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Summary
The article discusses the rapid advancement of quantum error correction, predicting that maximum achievable qubit quality will drastically increase in coming years. It references a 2014 experiment by the John Martinis group at UCSB that demonstrated quantum error correction using a 9-qubit repetition code, achieving a 100 microsecond half-life for a protected classical bit. The author argues this early demonstration shows the fledgling power of quantum error correction and anticipates exponential improvements in qubit quality as the field progresses, similar to Moore's Law in classical computing.
Key quotes
· 4 pulledIn 2014, the John Martinis group at UCSB performed an experiment where they stored a classical bit using their quantum computer.
They protected the bit with a 9 qubit quantum repetition code.
The protected bit had a half life of roughly 100 microseconds.
The goal of the experiment wasn't to hit a high number. The goal was to perform a demonstration of the fledgling power of quantum error correction.
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