Publications and Preprints

2018

• J.-Q. Liao*, J.-F. Huang, L. Tian, L.-M. Kuang, C.-P. Sun, ``Generalized Ultrastrong Optomechanics'', arXiv:1802.09254.


• L. Tian, ``Universal Approach to Quantum Adiabaticity via Ancilla Cavity'', arXiv:1802.02285.


• F. Mei*, G. Chen*, L. Tian*, S.-L. Zhu*, and S. Jia, ``Topology-dependent quantum dynamics and entanglement-dependent topological pumping in superconducting qubit chains '', accepted by PRA (2018).


• J. Xue, K. Seo, L. Tian*, T. Xiang*, ``Quantum Phase Transition in Strongly-Correlated Cavity Polaritons'', accepted by IEEE Conference Proceeding for Asia Communications and Photonics Conference (ACP) 2018.


• F. Mei, G. Chen*, L. Tian*, S.-L. Zhu*, and S. Jia, ``Robust quantum state transfer via topological edge states in superconducting qubit chains'', Phys. Rev. A 98, 012331 (2018).


• I. Schwenk, J.-M. Reiner, S. Zanker, L. Tian, J. Leppaekangas, M. Marthaler, ``Recovering the ideal results of a perturbed analog quantum simulator'', Phys. Rev. A 97, 042310 (2018).


• X. Z. Zhang, L. Tian, and Y. Li, ``Optomechanical transistor with mechanical gain'', Phys. Rev. A 97, 043818 (2018).


• G. Luo, Z.-Z. Zhang, G.-W. Deng*, H.-O. Li, G. Cao, M. Xiao, G.-C. Guo, L. Tian*, and G.-P. Guo*, ``Strong Raman-like coupling between graphene-based mechanical resonators via a phonon cavity'', Nature Commun 9, 383 (2018).



2017

• L. Tian, I. Schwenk, and M. Marthaler, ``Detector Readout of Analog Quantum Simulators'', arXiv:1612.07419.


• J. Xue, K. Seo, L. Tian*, T. Xiang*, ``Quantum phase transition in a multiconnected Jaynes-Cummings lattice'', Phys. Rev. B 96, 174502 (2017).


• J.-F. Huang*, J.-Q. Liao*, L. Tian, and L.-M. Kuang, ``Manipulating counter-rotating interactions in the quantum Rabi model via qubit frequency modulation'', Phys. Rev. A 96, 043849 (2017).


• Y. Li*, Y. Y. Huang, X. Z. Zhang, and L. Tian, ``Optical unidirectional amplification in a three-mode optomechanical systeme'', Opt. Express 25, 18907 (2017).


• Z. Chen, Y. Wang, T. Li*, L. Tian*, Y. Qiu, K. Inomata, F. Yoshihara, S. Han, F.Nori, J. S. Tsai, and J. Q. You*, ``Multi-photon sideband transitions in an ultrastrongly-coupled circuit quantum electrodynamics system'', Phys. Rev. A 96, 012325 (2017).


• L. Tian and Z. Li, ``Nonreciprocal State Conversion between Microwave and Optical Photons'', Phys. Rev. A 96, 013808 (2017).



2016

• F. Mei*, Z.-Y. Xue, D.-W. Zhang, L. Tian*, Chaohong Lee*, and Shi-Liang Zhu*, ``Witnessing topological Weyl semimetal phase in a minimal circuit-QED lattice'', arXiv:1605.07298, Quantum Sci. and Tech. 1, 015006 (2016).


• L. Tian, ``Cavity-assisted Dynamical Quantum Phase Transition at Bifurcation Points'', Phys. Rev. A 93, 043850 (2016).


• J.-Q. Liao and L. Tian, ``Macroscopic Quantum Superposition in Cavity Optomechanics'', Phys. Rev. Lett. 116, 163602 (2016).


• J.-Q. Liao, J.-F. Huang and L. Tian, ``Generation of macroscopic Schr\"odinger-cat states in qubit-oscillator systems'', Phys. Rev. A 93, 033853 (2016).



2015

• L. Du, J. Q. You, and L. Tian*, ``Superconducting circuit microscope for analog quantum simulators'', Phys. Rev. A 92, 012330 (2015).


• K. Seo and L. Tian*, ``Quantum phase transition in a multiconnected superconducting Jaynes-Cummings lattice'', Phys. Rev. B 91, 195439 (2015).


• K. Seo and L. Tian*, ``Mott insulator-superfluid phase transition in a detuned multi-connected Jaynes-Cummings lattice'', SCPMA 58, 070302 (2015).


• L. Tian, ``Viewpoint: Cool and Heavy'', Physics 8, 8 (2015).


• X.-Y. Lv, J.-Q. Liao, L. Tian*, and F. Nori*, ``Steady-state mechanical squeezing in an optomechanical system via Duffing nonlinearity'', Phys. Rev. A 91, 013834 (2015).


• C. Dong, V. Fiore, M. C. Kuzyk, L. Tian, and H. Wang*, ``Optical wavelength conversion via optomechanical coupling in a silica resonator'', Ann. Phys. (Berlin) 527, 100 (2015), in the Special Issue on Quantum and Hybrid Mechanical Systems - From Fundamentals to Applications.


• L. Tian, ``Optoelectromechanical transducer: reversible conversion between microwave and optical photons'', Ann. Phys. (Berlin) 527, 1 (2015), review article in the Special Issue on Quantum and Hybrid Mechanical Systems - From Fundamentals to Applications.


• D. Hu, S.-Y. Huang, J.-Q. Liao, L. Tian*, and H.-S. Goan*, ``Quantum coherence in ultrastrong optomechanics'', Phys. Rev. A 91, 013802 (2015).



2014

• V. M. Stojanovic*, M. Vanevic, E. Demler, and L. Tian*, ``Transmon-based simulator of nonlocal electron-phonon coupling: a platform for observing sharp small-polaron transitions'', Phys. Rev. B 89, 144508 (2014).


• Y. Qiu, W. Xiong, L. Tian, and J. Q. You*, ``A hybrid quantum system: coupling spin ensembles via superconducting flux qubits'', Phys. Rev. A 89, 042321 (2014).



2013

• F. Mei, V. M. Stojanovic, I. Siddiqi, L. Tian*, ``An analog superconducting quantum simulator for Holstein polarons'', Phys. Rev. B 88, 224502 (2013).


• X. Deng, Y. Hu, and L. Tian*, ``Protecting superconducting qubits with universal quantum degeneracy point'', special issue on ``Superconducting qubits: on the verge of scalability'' in Superconductor Science and Technology 26, 114002 (2013); see also arXiv:1308.4926.


• N. Daniilidis*, D. Gorman, L. Tian, and H. Haeffner, ``Quantum information processing with trapped electrons and superconducting electronics'', New. J. Phys. 15, 073017 (2013).


• L. Tian, ``Robust photon entanglement via quantum interference in optomechanical interfaces'', Phys. Rev. Lett. 110, 233602 (2013).



2012

• A. V. Sharypov, X. Deng, and L. Tian*, ``Parametric four-wave mixing toolbox for superconducting resonators'', Phys. Rev. B 86, 014516 (2012).


• L. Tian, ``Adiabatic state conversion and pulse transmission in optomechanical systems'', Phys. Rev. Lett. 108, 153604 (2012).



2011

• V. Fiore, Y. Yang, M. Kuzyk, R. Barbour, L. Tian, and H. Wang*, ``Storing light as a mechanical excitation in a silica optomechanical resonator'', Phys. Rev. Lett. 107, 133601 (2011).


• L. Tian, ``Cavity cooling of a mechanical resonator in amorphous systems'', Phys. Rev. B 84, 035417 (2011).


• Y. Hu and L. Tian*, ``Deterministic entangled photon source in a superconducting resonator array'', Phys. Rev. Lett. 106, 257002 (2011).



2010

• L. Tian and H. Wang, ``Optical wavelength conversion of quantum states with optomechanics'', Phys. Rev. A 82, 053806 (2010).


• L. Tian, ``Circuit QED and sudden phase switching in a superconducting qubit array'', Phys. Rev. Lett. 105, 167001 (2010).



2009

• L. Tian and K. Jacobs, ``Quantum manipulation of low-frequency fluctuators with superconducting resonator", Phys. Rev. B 79, 144503 (2009).


• K. Jacobs, L. Tian, and J. Finns, ``Engineering superposition states and tailored probes for nano-resonators via open-loop control", Phys. Rev. Lett. 102, 057208 (2009).


• L. Tian, ``Ground state cooling of nanomechanical resonator via parametric linear coupling", Phys. Rev. B 79, 193407 (2009).


• L. Tian and K. Jacobs, ``A controllable interaction between two-level systems inside a Josephson junction", accepted by IEEE Appl. Super. 19, 953 (2009)..



2008

• L. Tian*, M S Allman, and R. W. Simmonds*, ``Parametric coupling between macroscopic quantum resonators", New J. Phys. 10, 115001 (2008).


• S. Utsunomiya, L. Tian, G. Roumpos, C. W. Lai, N. Kumada, T. Fujisawa, M. Kuwata-Gonokami, A. Loeffler, S. Hoefling, A. Forchel and Y. Yamamoto, ``Observation of Bogoliubov excitations in excitonpolaritoncondensates'', Nature Physics 4, 700 (2008).


• Y.C. N. Na, S. Utsunomiya, L. Tian, & Y. Yamamoto, ``Strongly correlated polaritons in a two-dimensional array of photonic crystal microcavities'', Phys. Rev. A 77, 031803 (2008).



2007

• L. Tian, F. Fujiwara, T. Byrnes, & Y. Yamamoto, ``Interference in the Mott insulator state of distinguishable particles'', submitted, see arXiv/cond-mat/0705.2023 (2007).


• L. Tian and R. W. Simmonds, ``Josephson junction microscope for low-frequency fluctuators'', Phys. Rev. Lett. 99, 137002 (2007).


• L. Tian, ``Correcting low-frequency noise with continuous measurement'', Phys. Rev. Lett. 98, 153602 (2007).



2006

• L. Tian and S. M. Carr, ``Quantum teleportation between nanomechanical modes'', Phys, Rev. B 74, 125314 (2006).



2005

• L. Tian, ``Entanglement from a nanomechanical resonator weakly coupled to a single Cooper-pair box'', Phys. Rev. B 72, 195411 (2005).


• L. Tian, R. Blatt, and P. Zoller, ``Scalable ion trap quantum computing without moving the ions'', Eur. J. Phys. D 32, 201 (2005).



2004

• L. Tian and P. Zoller, ``Coupled ion - nanomechanical systems'', Phys. Rev. Lett. 93, 266403 (2004).


• I. Martin, A. Shnirman, L. Tian, and P. Zoller, ``Ground state cooling of mechanical resonators'', Phys. Rev. B 69, 125339 (2004).


• L. Tian, P. Rabl, R. Blatt, and P. Zoller, ``Interfacing quantum optical and solid state qubits'', Phys. Rev. Lett. 92, 247902 (2004).



2003

• L. Tian and P. Zoller, ``Quantum computing with atomic Josephson junction arrays'', Phys. Rev A 68, 042321 (2003).


• A. Imamoglu, E. Knill, L. Tian, and P. Zoller, ``Optical pumping of quantum-dot nuclear spins'', Phys. Rev. Lett. 91, 017402 (2003).


• L. Tian, S. Lloyd and T. P. Orlando, ``Projective measurement scheme for solid-state qubits'', Phys. Rev. B 67, R220505 (2003).



2002

• T. P. Orlando, L. Tian, D.S. Crankshaw, S. Lloyd, C.H. van der Wal, J.E. Mooij, F. Wilhelm, ``Engineering of measurement induced noise'', Physica C 368, 294 (2002).


• L. Tian, S. Lloyd and T. P. Orlando, ``Decoherence and relaxation of superconducting persistent-current qubit during measurement'', Phys. Rev. B. 65, 144516 (2002).



2000

• L. Tian and S. Lloyd, ``Resonant cancellation of off-resonant effects in a multilevel qubit'', Phys. Rev. A 62, R050301 (2000)



1999

• T. P. Orlando, J. E. Mooij, L. Tian, C. H. van der Wal, L. S. Levitov and S. Lloyd, ``Superconducting persistent-current qubit'', Phys. Rev. B 60, 15398 (1999).


• J. E. Mooij, T. P. Orlando, L. S. Levitov, L. Tian, C. H. van der Wal and S. Lloyd, ``Josephson persistent-current qubit'', Science 285, 1036 (1999).



1997

• L. Tian, Y. Yi, C. L. Wang, Z. B. Su, ``E$\otimes$e Jahn-Teller effect in C$_{70}^{3-}$ systems'', Inter. J. Modern Phys. B 11, 1969 (1997).


• Y. Yi, L. Tian, C. L. Wang, Z. B. Su, ``Self-consistent treatment for dynamical Jahn-Teller effect in C$^{+}_{60}$: In comparison with C$^{-}_{60}$'', Physica C 282, 1927 (1997).



1995

• G. L. Long, S. J. Zhu, L. Tian et al, ``Band structure in $^{98}$Sr'', Phys. Lett. B 345, 351 (1995).

Book Chapters

• C. L. Wang, Y. Yi, L. Tian, and Z. B. Su, ``Symmetries of Jahn-Teller states in charged Fullerenes'', in the proceedings of the Nato Science Series on Vibronic Interactions: Jahn-Teller E ect in Crystals and Molecules (2001), Kluwer Academic.


• L. Tian, L. S. Levitov, C. H. van der Wal, J. E. Mooij, T. P. Orlando, S. Lloyd, C. J. P. M. Harmans and J. J. Mazo, ``Decoherence of the superconducting persistent-current qubit'', in the proceedings of the NATO-ASI on Quantum Mesoscopic Phenomena and Mesoscopic Devices in Microelectronics (2000), also arXiv/cond-mat/9910062.