The oqc.cloud device integrates Catalyst with Oxford Quantum Circuits' (OQC) superconducting hardware, via the OQC Cloud.
Recommended for accessing OQC’s real quantum hardware offerings.
To learn more, please visit the OQC Cloud documentation:
To use the oqc.cloud device, the OQC client must be installed with:
pip install oqc-qcaas-client
For more details on installation, account management, and system information, see the OQC Cloud Documentation.
See the Catalyst configuration file for natively supported instructions.
Initialize the device in PennyLane with:
import pennylane as qml
import os
os.environ["OQC_EMAIL"] = "your_email"
os.environ["OQC_PASSWORD"] = "your_password"
os.environ["OQC_URL"] = "oqc_url"
dev = qml.device("oqc.cloud", backend="lucy", shots=2012, wires=2)
Ensure your credentials are set as environment variables.