  In this paper we extend to asymmetric quantum error-correcting codes (AQECC)
the construction methods, namely: puncturing, extending, expanding, direct sum
and the (u|u + v) construction. By applying these methods, several families of
asymmetric quantum codes can be constructed. Consequently, as an example of
application of quantum code expansion developed here, new families of
asymmetric quantum codes derived from generalized Reed-Muller (GRM) codes,
quadratic residue (QR), Bose-Chaudhuri-Hocquenghem (BCH), character codes and
affine-invariant codes are constructed.
