Laser & Infrared, Volume. 55, Issue 4, 491(2025)
Advances in TDC circuit applicable to APD arrays
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YU Yue, WANG Jing, YU Song-lin. Advances in TDC circuit applicable to APD arrays[J]. Laser & Infrared, 2025, 55(4): 491
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Received: Jul. 23, 2024
Accepted: May. 29, 2025
Published Online: May. 29, 2025
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