Infrared Technology, Volume. 45, Issue 1, 1(2023)

Research Progress of Silicon-based BIB Infrared Detector

Xingzhao MA1,2,3, Libin TANG1,3、*, Yuping ZHANG1,3, Wenbin ZUO1,3, Shanli WANG1, and Rongbin JI1
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    MA Xingzhao, TANG Libin, ZHANG Yuping, ZUO Wenbin, WANG Shanli, JI Rongbin. Research Progress of Silicon-based BIB Infrared Detector[J]. Infrared Technology, 2023, 45(1): 1

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    Received: Nov. 24, 2022

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