strawberryfields.gaussian

The strawberryfields.gaussian device in the PennyLane-Strawberryfields plugin is underpinned by Strawberry Field’s Gaussian simulator backend, which facilitates gate-based photonic simulations.

Recommended for:

• Small-scale Gaussian continuous-variable simulations
• Differentiation with Autograd
• Compatibility with JAX

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Documentation

To learn more, please visit the device documentation:

• strawberryfields.gaussian documentation

See all PennyLane-Strawberry Fields devices:

• strawberryfields.fock
• strawberryfields.gaussian
• strawberryfields.gbs
• strawberryfields.remote
• strawberryfields.tf

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Installation

The strawberryfields.gaussian device can be installed with:

pip install pennylane-sf

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

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Device Initialization

Initialize the device in PennyLane with:

import pennylane as qml
dev = qml.device('strawberryfields.gaussian', wires=2)  

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