API reference
==============

.. automodule:: merlin
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Packages
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   * - :doc:`api/merlin.algorithms`
     - Quantum layers, kernels, feed-forward blocks, and training utilities.
   * - :doc:`api/merlin.builder`
     - Circuit construction utilities and builder abstractions.
   * - :doc:`api/merlin.bridge`
     - Conversions between qubit-style and photonic/Fock representations.
   * - :doc:`api/merlin.core`
     - MerLin's main data, processor, components, and computation-space objects.
   * - :doc:`api/merlin.datasets`
     - Dataset loaders and metadata helpers.
   * - :doc:`api/merlin.measurement`
     - Measurement strategies, detectors, mappers, autodiff, and sampling tools.
   * - :doc:`api/merlin.pcvl_pytorch`
     - Perceval-to-PyTorch conversion and SLOS compute-graph utilities.
   * - :doc:`api/merlin.utils`
     - Shared utility helpers for grouping, dtypes, normalization, and deprecations.

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   aliases
   api/merlin.algorithms
   api/merlin.builder
   api/merlin.bridge
   api/merlin.core
   api/merlin.datasets
   api/merlin.measurement
   api/merlin.pcvl_pytorch
   api/merlin.utils