About the Sun Group
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Our group explores light-matter interactions at the fundamental quantum limit, where single atoms can strongly interact with single photons. We realize this capability by design and fabrication of nanophotonic structures that confine photons at an extremely small volume, which are then coupled to solid-state artificial atoms such as quantum dots and atomic defect centers. In addition to the interest of understanding fundamental physics through the generation of exotic light-matter interactions, we aim to apply the quantum light-matter interface for quantum information applications, including long-distance quantum networking, optical quantum computing, and distributed quantum computing.
Research Areas
Qubits exist in nature (e.g. single atoms or photons), but we can also create them by our own. Our group studies optically active solid-state qubits such as quantum dots and color centers. Similar as single atoms, these qubits possess…
We aim to develop key enabling technologies to facilitate the transmission of quantum information among physically separated quantum nodes. We focus on their applications in both quantum communication and quantum computing. For quantum…
Optical photons are ideal carriers of quantum information. But they were not considered to be suitable for quantum computing due to the lack of mechanisms for photon-photon interactions. The KLM protocol proposed in 2000 firstly reveals…
In the Spotlight
June 02, 2023: JILA's Postdoc Group Hosts Career Panel
JILA's Postdoc Group, an internal organization supporting postdoctoral researchers within JILA, held a career panel titled: "Insights for Applying for Faculty Positions as a Postdoctoral Researcher." The panel featured three JILA Fellows: Margaret Murnane, Shuo Sun, and Graeme Smith, and J. Curtis Beimborn II, the Director of the W.M. Keck Laboratory at JILA, who recently accepted a faculty position on the East Coast.
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February 16, 2023: Associate JILA Fellow Shuo Sun has been awarded a 2023 Sloan Research Fellowship
Associate JILA Fellow and University of Colorado Boulder Assistant Professor Dr. Shuo Sun has been awarded a 2023 Sloan Research Fellowship. Along with 124 other winners, Sun's work has been recognized as being of the highest quality.
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April 14, 2022: JILA Celebrates World Quantum Day 2022
World Quantum Day is a big deal for JILA. With around 75% of JILA Fellows researching quantum phenomena, it's no surprise that this institute is a world leader in this field. “Quantum research enables so many applications, varying from new generations of computers, secure communications, to ultraprecise clocks and sensors,” explained JILA Fellow Shuo Sun. “In addition, quantum research will drive the advances of many fields such as material science, chemistry, nanoscience, etc., which will… Read more >
September 15, 2021: JILA Fellow Shuo Sun is awarded the NSF QuIC-TAQS grant
JILA Fellow Shuo Sun has been awarded an NSF Quantum Interconnect Challenges for Transformational Advances in Quantum Systems (QuIC-TAQS) grant. The grant's purpose is to support interdisciplinary teams exploring innovative and unique ideas for applying and developing quantum engineering, computing, and science in the specific area of quantum interconnection. Quantum interconnection is a part of quantum communications.
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