Journal of Xidian University
A class of quantum stabilizer codes based on classical convolutional codes
Xinmei Wang
Abstract
A new class of quantum stabilizer codes is presented.The problem of finding stabilizer quantum-error-correcting codes can be transformed into the problem of finding self-orthogonal codes over the Galois field GF(4) under a trace inner product.Based on this connection,the necessary and sufficient condition is proved under which classical convolutional codes over GF(4) are self-orthogonal with respect to the trace inner product,and then corresponding codes satisfying the condition are found.Tail-biting codes with a simple block structure are obtained by tail-biting transformation,which are self-orthogonal with respect to the trace inner product.Finally,relative quantum stabilizer codes are constructed.The code construction is simple,and the minimum distance of the code approaches the upper bound.