User Guide

Table of Contents

• QuantumLayer Essentials
  • Overview
  • Initialisation recipes
  • Photon loss and detectors
  • Notes
  • API Reference
• Measurement Strategy Guide
  • PROBABILITIES
  • MODE_EXPECTATIONS
  • AMPLITUDES
• Angle Encoding and Amplitude Encoding
  • Prerequisites
  • Conceptual Overview
  • Angle Encoding
  • Amplitude Encoding
  • Encodings Key Differences
  • Troubleshooting
  • Complete Examples
  • Measurement Strategies (Output Options)
  • References
• Computation Spaces
  • Why computation space matters
  • Core computation spaces
  • Configuring the computation space
  • Working with QLOQ encodings
  • Example setup
  • Bridging qubit logic and photonics
  • Takeaways
• Grouping Guide
  • LexGrouping
  • ModGrouping
  • Chaining Measurement Strategy and Grouping
• Quantum Bridge (Qubit ↔ Merlin)
  • Overview
  • Minimal example
  • Choosing the computation space
  • Inspecting the QLOQ transformation
  • Devices and dtypes
  • Constraints
  • API
• Photonic Kernel Methods
  • Introduction
  • What is a quantum kernel?
  • Core building blocks
  • Quick Start Decision Guide
  • How feature maps encode data
  • Detectors, photon loss and experiments
  • Parameters and behaviour
  • Implementation highlights
  • Quickstarts and recipes
  • Performance and batching tips
  • Limitations and caveats
  • API reference
  • Bibliography
• Feedforward Circuits
  • FeedForwardBlock in MerLin
  • API Reference
  • Example
  • Further Reading
• MerlinProcessor User Guide
  • Overview
  • Prerequisites
  • Quick Start
  • Instantiation & Options
  • Execution API
  • Batching & Chunking
  • Device & dtype round-trip
  • Offload Policy & Local Overrides
  • Estimating Required Shots (No Auto-Execute)
  • Timeouts & Errors
  • Multiple Quantum Layers
  • Controlling Shots Explicitly
  • Workflow Recipes (End-to-End Examples)
  • Troubleshooting
  • API Reference (Summary)
  • Version Notes