IBM Backend¶
IBM offers a variety of quantum simulators that emulate the behavior of real gate-based quantum computers using classical hardware. With Luna, you can seamlessly access these IBM simulators — available under both free and paid plans — to test and develop quantum algorithms before running them on actual quantum hardware.
Running on Luna Servers
This simulated backend runs on Luna servers.
Initialization¶
Initialize the IBM
backend with:
from luna_quantum.solve.parameters.backends import IBM
backend = IBM(
backend=IBM.SimulatorBackend(
backend_type='simulator',
backend_name='aer'
)
)
API-Reference¶
IBM ¶
Bases: IBackend
IBM quantum backend configuration.
This class provides configuration options for IBM quantum backends, supporting both local simulators and fake provider backends for quantum algorithm execution. The configuration allows users to specify which type of backend to use without requiring an IBM token for simulator-based execution.
The class supports two main backend types:
- Simulator backends: Execute quantum algorithms locally using simulators
- Fake provider backends: Use IBM's fake backends for testing and development
Attributes:
Name | Type | Description |
---|---|---|
backend |
SimulatorBackend | FakeProviderBackend
|
The backend configuration, defaults to AER simulator. |
backend
class-attribute
instance-attribute
¶
backend: SimulatorBackend | FakeProviderBackend = Field(
default=SimulatorBackend(), discriminator="backend_type"
)
provider
property
¶
Retrieve the name of the provider.
Returns:
Type | Description |
---|---|
str
|
The name of the provider. |
FakeProviderBackend ¶
Bases: BaseModel
FaleProvider.
Use a V2 fake backend from qiskit_ibm_runtime.fake_provider
. The QAOA is
executed entirely on our server, and no IBM token is required.
Attributes:
Name | Type | Description |
---|---|---|
backend_name |
str
|
Which backend to use |
backend_name
instance-attribute
¶
backend_name: Literal[
"FakeAlgiers",
"FakeAlmadenV2",
"FakeArmonkV2",
"FakeAthensV2",
"FakeAuckland",
"FakeBelemV2",
"FakeBoeblingenV2",
"FakeBogotaV2",
"FakeBrisbane",
"FakeBrooklynV2",
"FakeBurlingtonV2",
"FakeCairoV2",
"FakeCambridgeV2",
"FakeCasablancaV2",
"FakeCusco",
"FakeEssexV2",
"FakeFez",
"FakeFractionalBackend",
"FakeGeneva",
"FakeGuadalupeV2",
"FakeHanoiV2",
"FakeJakartaV2",
"FakeJohannesburgV2",
"FakeKawasaki",
"FakeKolkataV2",
"FakeKyiv",
"FakeKyoto",
"FakeLagosV2",
"FakeLimaV2",
"FakeLondonV2",
"FakeManhattanV2",
"FakeManilaV2",
"FakeMarrakesh",
"FakeMelbourneV2",
"FakeMontrealV2",
"FakeMumbaiV2",
"FakeNairobiV2",
"FakeOsaka",
"FakeOslo",
"FakeOurenseV2",
"FakeParisV2",
"FakePeekskill",
"FakePerth",
"FakePrague",
"FakePoughkeepsieV2",
"FakeQuebec",
"FakeQuitoV2",
"FakeRochesterV2",
"FakeRomeV2",
"FakeSantiagoV2",
"FakeSherbrooke",
"FakeSingaporeV2",
"FakeSydneyV2",
"FakeTorino",
"FakeTorontoV2",
"FakeValenciaV2",
"FakeVigoV2",
"FakeWashingtonV2",
"FakeYorktownV2",
]
backend_type
class-attribute
instance-attribute
¶
SimulatorBackend ¶
Bases: BaseModel
Simulator.
Use a simulator as backend. The QAOA is executed completely on our server, and no IBM token is required.
Attributes:
Name | Type | Description |
---|---|---|
backend_name |
Literal['aer', 'statevector']
|
Which simulator to use. Currently, |