Laser & Optoelectronics Progress, Volume. 58, Issue 10, 1011009(2021)

Development and Application of InP-Based Single Photon Detectors

Runyu Huang1,2、**, Weilin Zhao1,2, Hui Zeng1,2, Zaibo Li1,2, Zepeng Hou1,2, Haifeng Ye1,2, Wei Wang1,2, Jiaxin Zhang1,2, Chen Liu1,2, Xueyan Yang1,2, Hongxia Zhu1,2, Yanli Shi1,2、*, and Yuntian Jiang3
Author Affiliations
  • 1School of Physics and Astronomy, Yunnan University, Kunming, Yunnan 650091, China
  • 2Key Laboratory of Quantum Information of Yunnan Province, Yunnan University, Kunming, Yunnan 650091, China
  • 3PLA 96901, Unit 24, Beijing 100094, China
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    Runyu Huang, Weilin Zhao, Hui Zeng, Zaibo Li, Zepeng Hou, Haifeng Ye, Wei Wang, Jiaxin Zhang, Chen Liu, Xueyan Yang, Hongxia Zhu, Yanli Shi, Yuntian Jiang. Development and Application of InP-Based Single Photon Detectors[J]. Laser & Optoelectronics Progress, 2021, 58(10): 1011009

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    Paper Information

    Category: Imaging Systems

    Received: Feb. 1, 2021

    Accepted: Mar. 19, 2021

    Published Online: May. 28, 2021

    The Author Email: Huang Runyu (hunagry1998@163.com), Shi Yanli (ylshikm@hotmail.com)

    DOI:10.3788/LOP202158.1011009

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