Xanadu

Blackbird

Blackbird is Xanadu's quantum assembly language and intermediate representation for continuous-variable photonic quantum computation. It is used to program Xanadu's photonic hardware (X-series, Borealis, Aurora) and the Strawberry Fields simulator. Apache-2.0.

GitHub

Documentation

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Documentation
https://quantum-blackbird.readthedocs.io/

SDKs

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GitHubRepository
https://github.com/XanaduAI/blackbird
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SDK
https://pypi.org/project/quantum-blackbird/

API entry from apis.yml

apis.yml Raw ↑ 
aid: xanadu:blackbird
name: Blackbird
tags:
- Quantum Computing
- Photonic
- Assembly Language
- DSL
- Open Source
humanURL: https://quantum-blackbird.readthedocs.io/
properties:
- url: https://quantum-blackbird.readthedocs.io/
  type: Documentation
- url: https://github.com/XanaduAI/blackbird
  type: GitHubRepository
- url: https://pypi.org/project/quantum-blackbird/
  type: SDK
description: Blackbird is Xanadu's quantum assembly language and intermediate representation for continuous-variable
  photonic quantum computation. It is used to program Xanadu's photonic hardware (X-series, Borealis,
  Aurora) and the Strawberry Fields simulator. Apache-2.0.