Infrared and Laser Engineering, Volume. 52, Issue 3, 20220698(2023)

Evaluation and application of HgCdTe linear avalanche focal plane devices (invited)

Yingxu Zhang, Xiao Chen, Lihua Li, Peng Zhao, Jun Zhao, Xuefeng Ban, Hongfu Li, Xiaodan Gong, Jincheng Kong, Jianhua Guo, and Xiongjun Li*
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  • Kunming Institute of Physics, Kunming 650223, China
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    Yingxu Zhang, Xiao Chen, Lihua Li, Peng Zhao, Jun Zhao, Xuefeng Ban, Hongfu Li, Xiaodan Gong, Jincheng Kong, Jianhua Guo, Xiongjun Li. Evaluation and application of HgCdTe linear avalanche focal plane devices (invited)[J]. Infrared and Laser Engineering, 2023, 52(3): 20220698

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

    Received: Nov. 20, 2022

    Accepted: --

    Published Online: Apr. 12, 2023

    The Author Email: Li Xiongjun (lixiongjun666@126.com)

    DOI:10.3788/IRLA20220698

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