Jian‑Shun Tang
tjs@ustc.edu.cn
Education
2006-2011 Ph.D. in Optics, University of Science and Technology of China
2002-2006 Bachelor's Degree in Physics, University of Science and Technology of China
Experience
2021-Present Researcher, Hefei National Laboratory
2018-Present Professor, University of Science and Technology of China
2013-2018 Associate Researcher, University of Science and Technology of China
2011-2013 Post Doctor, University of Science and Technology of China
Overview of Academic Research
Jian-Shun Tang’s research interest mainly focuses on the experimental studies of quantum light sources and optical detection of spins in solids, including their applications in quantum information and fundamental quantum physics. More than 30 related papers have been published in SCI journals such as Nature Photonics (2), Nature Computational Science (1), Light: Science & Applications (1), Nature Communications (3), and Physical Review Letters (7) as the first or corresponding author.
His major achievements include:
*The first realization of the quantum Wheeler’s delayed-choice experiment. In this experiment, the quantum superposition of wave and particle states is prepared, which reinterpret of wave-particle duality, and breakthrough the traditional boundaries of the Bohr’s complementarity principle.
*The first realization of a non-local quantum simulator and the study of no-signalling problems in the parity-time symmetric theory, which demonstrates the important role of non-local quantum simulators in the study of fundamental quantum physics problems and their unique advantages over classical computers.
*The first realization of deterministic-single-photon-based temporal multimode solid-state quantum memory. The mode number reaches 100, which is the most at that time.
*The first measurement of the temperature dependence of the energy levels of the VB- defect ensemble in hBN in the range of 5-600 K, which provides the basis for the use of VB- defect as the temperature sensors.
*The realization of coherent control of spin in VB- defects, promoting the application of VB- defects in the field of quantum information.
*The first realization of the synthetic-dimension quantum simulation using intra-frequency modes based on thin-film lithium niobate resonator, which greatly reduces the experimental difficulty of on-chip synthetic-dimension experiments.
Research Directions:
Quantum optics and quantum simulation
Spin defects in solids
Major Honors and Awards
2016 RAO Yutai Foundation Prize in Basic Optics (First Prize)
2017 Member of the Youth Innovation Promotion Association of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and selected as an outstanding member in 2022
2019 Wang Daheng Prize for Young and Middle-aged Technicians in Optics
2020 Fund for Young Teachers of Higher Education Institutions of the Fok Ying-Tong Education Foundation
Representative Publications
1.Zhao-An Wang et al., On-Chip Photonic Simulating Band Structures toward Arbitrary-Range Coupled Frequency Lattices, Phys. Rev. Lett. 133, 233805 (2024).
2.Shang Yu et al., A von-Neumann-like photonic processor and its application in studying quantum signature of chaos, Light: Science & Applications 13, 74 (2024).
3.Shang Yu et al., A universal programmable Gaussian boson sampler for drug discovery, Nature Computational Science 3, 839-848 (2023).
4.Nai-Jie Guo et al., Coherent control of an ultrabright single spin in hexagonal boron nitride at room temperature, Nature Communications 14, 2893 (2023).
5.Wei Liu et al., Coherent dynamics of multi-spin VB- center in hexagonal boron nitride, Nature Communications 13, 5713 (2022).
6.Wei Liu et al., Spin-active defects in hexagonal boron nitride, Mater. Quantum. Technol. 2, 032002 (2022).
7.Nai-Jie Guo et al., Generation of Spin Defects by Ion Implantation in Hexagonal Boron Nitride, ACS Omega 7, 1733-1739 (2022).
8.Wei Liu et al., Temperature-Dependent Energy-Level Shifts of Spin Defects in Hexagonal Boron Nitride, ACS Photonics 8, 1889-1895 (2021).
9.Jian-Shun Tang et al., Experimental investigation of the no-signalling principle in parity-time symmetric theory using an open quantum system, Nature Photonics 10, 642 (2016).
10.Jian-Shun Tang et al., Storage of multiple single-photon pulses emitted from a quantum dot in a solid-state quantum memory, Nature Communications 6, 8652 (2015).
11.Jian-Shun Tang et al., Realization of quantum Wheeler’s delayed-choice experiment, Nature Photonics 6, 600 (2012).