A Review on Recent Advances in Quantum Error Correction: From Theory to Practical Applications

School of Electronics Engineering, VIT-AP University, Amaravati, Andhra Pradesh, India.

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Published online: 23 March 2026

Abstract

Quantum systems operate using quantum bits (qubits), which are highly sensitive to external noises and disturbances and they are easily prone to errors. In the Noisy Intermediate-Scale Quantum (NISQ) era, these errors make difficult to build reliable, fault tolerant quantum circuits for real world deployment. This work provides an overview of need for Quantum Error Correction (QEC) in NISQ devices, as qubits commonly get affected by bit-flip, phase-flip, and combined errors that degrades system performance and examines Quantum Error Correction Code (QECC) techniques usage in communication, computation, and quantum multimedia applications such as image and video transmission. In addition, a simple three-qubit repetition circuit is introduced to demonstrate an error-mitigation approach.

These findings, also show how QEC improves fidelity, reduces logical errors, and improves noise tolerance. The analysis also identifies challenges and outlines the future research direction aimed at achieving efficient and scalable fault tolerant quantum circuits.