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Quantum Trap: Hardware Verifier Against Phase Dephasing

Passive quantum error syndrome extraction suffers from sign ambiguity where opposite phase drifts produce identical measurements. Squeezed light on an integrated silicon photonics chip provides real-t…

Alex Carter
Alex Carter
Sep 17, 2026•4 min read
Quantum Trap: Hardware Verifier Against Phase Dephasing

Overview

🔬 Syndrome Ambiguity in Toric Codes: Unchecked AI decoders risk accelerating decoherence when passive measurements fail to distinguish sign flips with error rate P > 0.42.

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Photonic Hardware Interlock
Silicon photonic distributed sensing chip provides continuous telemetry at 100 MHz with sub-shot-noise precision.

Quantum Decoders (Before vs Now)

Было: Unverified external AI heuristics risking phase decoherence ➔ Стало: Deterministic photonic hardware interlock with 3.8x noise reduction

Overview

Architecture: Continuous Variable Photonic Sensing

Sampling Rate: 100 MHz continuous

Phase Resolution: Δθ < 0.02 rad