Infrared and Laser Engineering, Volume. 52, Issue 3, 20230017(2023)

Miniaturized free-running InGaAs/InP single-photon detector (invited)

Lianjun Jiang1, Yuqiang Fang1、*, Chao Yu2, Qi Xu2, Xuefeng Wang1, Rui Ma1, Xianchang Du1, Ming Liu1, Ta Wei1, Chuancheng Huang1, Yukang Zhao1, Junsheng Liang3, Xiang Shang3, Guoliang Shentu3, Lin Yu1, Shibiao Tang1, and Jun Zhang2
Author Affiliations
  • 1QuantumCTek Co., Ltd., Hefei 230088, China
  • 2CAS Center for Excellence in Quantum Information and Quantum Physics, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
  • 3Shandong Guoyao Quantum Lidar Technology Co. Ltd., Jinan 250102, China
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    Lianjun Jiang, Yuqiang Fang, Chao Yu, Qi Xu, Xuefeng Wang, Rui Ma, Xianchang Du, Ming Liu, Ta Wei, Chuancheng Huang, Yukang Zhao, Junsheng Liang, Xiang Shang, Guoliang Shentu, Lin Yu, Shibiao Tang, Jun Zhang. Miniaturized free-running InGaAs/InP single-photon detector (invited)[J]. Infrared and Laser Engineering, 2023, 52(3): 20230017

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    Category: Special issue-Advances in single-photon detection technology

    Received: Jan. 12, 2023

    Accepted: --

    Published Online: Apr. 12, 2023

    The Author Email: Fang Yuqiang (yuqiang.fang@quantum-info.com)

    DOI:10.3788/IRLA20230017

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