Education Background

1997.09-2001.06: B.S. in Physics Zhejiang University P. R. China
1998.09-2001.06: Advanced Honors Class of Engineering Education in Zhejiang University P. R. China
2001.08-2008.12: Ph.D. in Physics University of Maryland College Park (Advisor: Dr. Bruce E. Kane)

Academic employment

2009.01-2009.07: Postdoctoral Research Associate University of Maryland College Park (Dr. Bruce E. Kane)
2009.08-2013.09: Postdoctoral Research Associate Yale University (Prof. Robert Schoelkopf)
2013.09-2019.06: Tenure-track Associate Professor at IIIS Tsinghua University Beijing China

2019.07-2023.12: Tenured Associate Professor at IIIS Tsinghua University Beijing China

2023.12-Present: Tenured Professor at IIIS Tsinghua University Beijing China

Research Interests

Feedback, Entanglement, and Error correction

Awards 

The National Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars 国家杰出青年科学基金 (2019)

"221 Basic Research Plan for Young Faculties" at Tsinghua University 清华大学221基础研究青年人才支持计划 (2014)

Selected Publications

"An ultra-high gain single-photon transistor in the microwave regime", Z. Wang, Z. Bao, Y. Li, Y. Wu, W. Cai, W. Wang, X. Han, J. Wang, Y. Song, L. Sun, H. Zhang* & L. Duan*, Nat. Commun. 13,6104 (2022).

"Hybrid superconducting-photonic-phononic chip for quantum information processing", X. B. Xu, W. Wang, L. Sun* and C.-L. Zou*, Chip 1, 100016 (2022).

"Adiabatic conversion between gigahertz quasi-Rayleigh and quasi-Love modes for phononic integrated circuits", B. Z. Wang, X. B. Xu, Y. L. Zhang, W. Wang, L. Sun, G. C. Guo and C.-L. Zou*, Appl. Phys. Lett. 121, 082201 (2022).

"High-frequency travelling-wave phononic cavity with sub-micron wavelength", X. B. Xu, J. Q. Wang, Y. H. Yang, W. Wang, Y. L. Zhang, B. Z. Wang, C. H. Dong, L. Sun, G. C. Guo and C.-L. Zou*, Appl. Phys. Lett. 120, 163503 (2022).

"Quantum-enhanced radiometry via approximate quantum error correction", W. Wang, Z.-J. Chen, X. Liu, W. Cai, Y. Ma, X. Mu, X. Pan, Z. Hua, L. Hu, Y. Xu, H. Wang, Y. P. Song, X.-B. Zou, C.-L. Zou and L. Sun*, Nat. Commun. 13, 3214 (2022)

"A flying Schrodinger’s cat in multipartite entangled states", Z. Wang, Z. Bao, Y. Wu, Y. Li, W. Cai, W. Wang, Y. Ma, T. Cai, X. Han, J. Wang, Y.P. Song, L. Sun, H. Zhang*, L. Duan*, Sci. Adv. 8, eabn1778 (2022).

"High-efficiency arbitrary quantum operation on a high-dimensional quantum system", W. Cai, J. Han, L. Hu, Y. Ma, X. Mu, W. Wang, Y. Xu, Z. Hua, H. Wang, Y.P. Song, J.-N. Zhang, C.-L. Zou*, and L. Sun*, Phys. Rev. Lett. 127, 090504 (2021).

"Experimental simulation of open quantum system dynamics via Trotterization", J. Han, W. Cai, L. Hu, X. Mu, Y. Ma, Y. Xu, W. Wang, H. Wang, Y.P. Song, C.-L. Zou*, and L. Sun*, Phys. Rev. Lett. 127, 020504 (2021).

"Bosonic quantum error correction codes in superconducting quantum circuits", W. Cai, Y. Ma, W. Wang, C.-L. Zou*, and L. Sun*, Fundamental Research 1, 50 (2021).

"Manipulating complex hybrid entanglement and testing multipartite Bell inequalities in a superconducting circuit", Y. Ma, X. Pan, W. Cai, X. Mu, Y. Xu, L. Hu, W. Wang, H. Wang, Y.P. Song, Z. B. Yang*, S. B. Zheng*, and L. Sun*, Phys. Rev. Lett. 125, 180503 (2020).

"Tunable coupler for realizing a controlled-phase gate with dynamically decoupled regime a superconducting circuit", X. Li, T. Cai, H. Yan, Z. Wang, X. Pan, Y. Ma, W. Cai, J. Han, Z. Hua, X. Han, Y. Wu, H. Zhang, H. Wang, Y.P. Song*, L. M. Duan*, and L. Sun*, Phys. Rev. Appl. 14, 024070 (2020).

"Experimental implementation of universal nonadiabatic geometric quantum gates in a superconducting circuit", Y. Xu, Z. Hua, Tao Chen, X. Pan, X. Li, J. Han, W. Cai, Y. Ma, H. Wang, Y.P. Song, Zheng-Yuan Xue*, and L. Sun*, Phys. Rev. Lett. 124, 230503 (2020).

"Error-transparent operations on a logical qubit protected by quantum error correction” Y. Ma Y. Xu X. Mu W. Cai L. Hu W. Wang X. Pan H. Wang Y. P. Song C.-L. Zou* and L. Sun* Nat. Phys. 16, 827 (2020).

"Demonstration of controlled-phase gates between two error-correctable photonic qubits” Y. Xu Y. Ma W. Cai X. Mu W. Dai W. Wang L. Hu X. Li J. Han H.Wang Y. Song Z.-B. Yang* S.-B. Zheng* and L. Sun* Phys. Rev. Lett. 124, 12051 (2020).

"Witnessing quantum resource conversion within deterministic quantum computation using one pure superconducting qubit” W. Wang J. Han B. Yadin Y. Ma J. Ma Y. Xu L. Hu H. Wang Y. P. Song M. Gu* and L. Sun* Phys. Rev. Lett. 123 220501 (2019).

"Heisenberg limited single-mode quantum metrology in a superconducting circuit” W. Wang Y. Wu Y. Ma W. Cai L. Hu X. Mu Y. Xu Zi-Jie Chen H. Wang Y. P. Song H. Yuan* C.-L. Zou* L.-M. Duan* L. Sun* Nature  Commun. 10: 4382 (2019).

"Observation of topological magnon insulator states in a superconducting circuit” W. Cai J. Han Feng Mei* Y. Xu Y. Ma X. Li H. Wang Y. P. Song Zheng-Yuan Xue Zhang-qi Yin Suotang Jia and L. Sun* Phys. Rev. Lett. 123 080501 (2019).

"Quantum error correction and universal gate set on a binomial bosonic logical qubit” L. Hu Y. Ma W. Cai X. Mu Y. Xu W. Wang Y. Wu H. Wang Y. Song C. Zou* S. M. Girvin L.-M. Duan and L. Sun* Nat. Phys. 15 503 (2019).

"Quantum generative adversarial learning in a superconducting quantum circuit” L. Hu S.-H. Wu W. Cai Y. Ma X. Mu Y. Xu H. Wang Y. Song D.-L. Deng* C.-L. Zou* and L. Sun* Sci. Adv. 5 eaav2761 (2019).

"Andreev bound states in a few-electron quantum dot coupled to superconductors” Y. Ma T. Cai X. Han Y. Hu H. Zhang H. Wang L. Sun Y. Song and L. Duan Phys. Rev. B 99 035413 (2019).

"Experimental repetitive quantum channel simulation” L. Hu X. Mu W. Cai Y. Ma Y. Xu H. Wang Y. Song C.-L. Zou* and L. Sun* Sci. Bull. 63 1551 (2018).

"Perfect quantum state transfer in a superconducting qubit chain with parametrically tunable couplings” X. Li Y. Ma J. Han T. Chen Y. Xu W. Cai H. Wang Y. Song Z.-Y. Xue* Z.-Q. Yin* and L. Sun* Phys. Rev. Appl. 10 054009 (2018).

"Single-loop realization of arbitrary nonadiabatic holonomic single-qubit quantum gates in a superconducting circuit” Y. Xu W. Cai Y. Ma X. Mu L. Hu T. Chen H. Wang Y. P. Song Z.-Y. Xue* Z.-Q. Yin* and L. Sun* Phys. Rev. Lett. 121 110501 (2018).

"Tuning the coupling between superconducting resonators with collective qubits” Q.-M. Chen Y.-x. Liu L. Sun and R.-B. Wu Phys. Rev. A 98 042328 (2018).

"Experimental demonstration of work fluctuations along a shortcut to adiabaticity with a superconducting Xmon qubit” Z. Zhang T. Wang L. Xiang Z. Jia P. Duan W. Cai Z. Zhan Z. Zong J. Wu L. Sun Y. Yin and G. Guo New J. Phys. 20 085001 (2018).

"The experimental realization of high-fidelity ‘shortcut-to-adiabaticity’ quantum gates in a superconducting Xmon qubit” T. Wang Z. Zhang L. Xiang Z. Jia P. Duan W. Cai Z. Gong Z. Zong M. Wu J. Wu L. Sun Y. Yin and G. Guo New J. Phys. 20 065003 (2018).

"Simulation of molecular spectroscopy with circuit quantum electrodynamics” L. Hu Y. C. Ma Y. Xu W. Wang Y. Ma K. Liu Y. P. Song M.-H. Yung* and L. Sun* Sci. Bull. 63 293 (2018).

"Converting quasiclassical states into arbitrary Fock state superpositions in a superconducting circuit” W. Wang L. Hu Y. Xu K. Liu Y. Ma S-B. Zheng* R. Vijay Y. P. Song L.-M. Duan* and L. Sun* Phys. Rev. Lett. 118 223604 (2017).

"A twofold quantum delayed-choice experiment in a superconducting circuit” K. Liu Y. Xu W. Wang Shi-Biao Zheng* T. Roy S. Kundu M. Chand A. Ranadive R. Vijay Y. P. Song L.-M. Duan* and L. Sun* Sci. Adv. 3 e1603159 (2017).

"Experimental quantum randomness processing using superconducting qubits” Xiao Yuan Ke Liu Yuan Xu Weiting Wang Yuwei Ma Fang Zhang Zhaopeng Yan R. Vijay L. Sun* and X. Ma* Phys. Rev. Lett. 117 010502 (2016).

"Coulomb oscillations in a gate-controlled few-layer graphene quantum dot” Yipu Song H. Xiong W. Jiang H. Zhang X. Xue C. Ma Y. Ma L. Sun H. Wang and L. Duan Nano Lett. 16 6245 (2016).

"Characterizing entanglement of an artificial atom and a cavity cat state with Bell’s inequality” B. Vlastakis A. Petrenko N. Ofek L. Sun Z. Leghtas K. Sliwa Y. Liu M. Hatridge J. Blumoff L. Frunzio M. Mirrahimi L. Jiang M. H. Devoret R. J. Schoelkopf Nat. Commun. 6:8970 (2015).

"Quantum network of superconducting qubits through an optomechanical interface” Zhang-qi Yin W. L. Yang L. Sun L. M. Duan Phys. Rev. A 91 012333 (2015).

"Tracking photon jumps with repeated quantum non-demolition parity measurements” L. Sun* A. Petrenko Z. Leghtas B. Vlastakis G. Kirchmair K. Sliwa A. Narla M. Hatridge S. Shankar J. Blumoff L. Frunzio M. Mirrahimi M. H. Devoret and R. J. Schoelkopf* Nature 511 444 (2014).

"Reaching 10 ms single photon lifetimes for superconducting aluminum cavities” M. Reagor, H. Paik, G. Catelani, L. Sun, C. Axline, E. Holland, I. Pop, N. Masluk T. Brecht, L. Frunzio, M. H. Devoret, L. I. Glazman and R. J. Schoelkopf Appl. Phys. Lett. 102 192604 (2013).

"Photon shot noise dephasing in the strong-dispersive limit of circuit QED” A. P. Sears A. Petrenko G. Catelani L. Sun H. Paik G. Kirchmair L. Frunzio L. I. Glazman S. M. Girvin M. H. Devoret and R. J. Schoelkopf Phys. Rev. B (R) 86 180504 (2012).

"Measurements of quasiparticle tunneling dynamics in a band-gap-engineered transmon qubit” L. Sun* L. DiCarlo M. D. Reed G. Catelani Lev S. Bishop D. I. Schuster B. R. Johnson Ge A. Yang L. I. Glazman M. H. Devoret and R. J. Schoelkopf Phys. Rev. Lett. 108 230509 (2012).

"Realization of three-qubit quantum error correction with superconducting circuits” M. D. Reed L. DiCarlo S. E. Nigg L. Sun L. Frunzio S. M. Girvin and R. J. Schoelkopf Nature 482 382 (2012).

"High-fidelity readout in circuit quantum electrodynamics using the Jaynes-Cummings nonlinearity” M. D. Reed L. DiCarlo B. R. Johnson L. Sun D. I. Schuster L. Frunzio R. J. Schoelkopf Phys. Rev. Lett. 105 173601 (2010).

"Preparation and measurement of three-qubit entanglement in a superconducting circuit” L. DiCarlo M. D. Reed L. Sun B. R. Johnson J. M. Chow J. M. Gambetta L. Frunzio S. M. Girvin M. H. Devoret R. J. Schoelkopf Nature 467 574 (2010).

Openings

PhD students: 1 or 2 per year
Postdoctoral positions available (please contact Dr. Sun directly)