ionq.qpu

The ionq.qpu device in the PennyLane-IonQ plugin provides access to IonQ’s trapped-ion QPUs.

Recommended for:

• Researchers and developers seeking versatile quantum computation on specialized hardware.
• Straightforward access to IonQ’s advanced trapped-ion quantum processors.
• All-to-all qubit connectivity.
• All operating systems.

Documentation

To learn more, please visit the device documentation:

• ionq.qpu documentation

See all PennyLane-IonQ devices:

• ionq.qpu
• ionq.simulator

Installation

The ionq.qpu device can be installed with:

pip install pennylane-ionq 

For more details on installation and dependencies, visit the PennyLane-IonQ installation page.

Device Initialization

Initialize the device in PennyLane with:

import pennylane as qml
from pennylane_ionq import ops
dev = qml.device("ionq.qpu", backend="harmony", wires=2) 

For more details on device settings and keyword arguments, see the device documentation.