Explicit Construction of Quantum Quasi-Cyclic Low-Density Parity-Check Codes with Column Weight 2 and Girth 12, Explicit Construction of Quantum Quasi-Cyclic Low-Density Parity-Check Codes with Column Weight 2 and Girth 12
This study proposes an explicit construction method for quantum quasi-cyclic low-density parity-check (QC-LDPC) codes with a girth of 12. The proposed method designs parity-check matrices that maximize the girth while maintaining an orthogonal structure suitable for quantum error correction. By utilizing algebraic techniques, short cycles are eliminated, which improves error correction performance. Additionally, this method is extended to non-binary LDPC codes and spatially-coupled LDPC codes, demonstrating that both the girth and orthogonality can be preserved. The results of this study enable the design of high-performance quantum error-correcting codes without the need for random search.
A class of maximum-girth geometrically structured regular (n, 2, k≥5) (column-weight 2 and row-weight k) quasi-cyclic low-density parity-check (LDPC) codes is presented. The method is based on cylinder graphs and the slope concept. It is shown that the maximum girth achieved by these codes is 12. A low-complexity algorithm producing all such maximum-girth LDPC codes is given. The shortest constructed code has a length of 105. The minimum length n of a regular (2, k) LDPC code with girth g=12 determined by the Gallager bound has been achieved by the constructed codes. From the perspective of performance these codes outperform the column-weight 2 LDPC codes constructed by the previously reported methods. These codes can be encoded using an erasure decoding process.