qiskit.aer is part of the PennyLane-Qiskit plugin, which lets you use PennyLane as the frontend and Qiskit as the backend.
Recommended for:
- Small-scale simulations.
- Workflows requiring a real quantum hardware backend.
- Compatibility with machine learning models.
- Compatibility with noise models.
Documentation
To learn more, please visit the device documentation:
See all PennyLane-Qiskit devices:
Installation
The qiskit.aer device can be installed with:
pip install pennylane-qiskit
For more details on installation and dependencies, visit the PennyLane-Qiskit installation page.
Device Initialization
Initialize the device in PennyLane with:
import pennylane as qp
dev = qp.device('qiskit.aer', wires=2)
For more details on device settings and keyword arguments, see the device documentation.
