Laser Technology, Volume. 48, Issue 6, 809(2024)

Research on active quenching circuit based on single-photon detection of 4H-SiC APD

TAO Xiaoqiang, LI Tianyi, XU Weizong, ZHOU Dong, REN Fangfang, and LU Hai*
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  • School of Electronic Science and Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, China
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    TAO Xiaoqiang, LI Tianyi, XU Weizong, ZHOU Dong, REN Fangfang, LU Hai. Research on active quenching circuit based on single-photon detection of 4H-SiC APD[J]. Laser Technology, 2024, 48(6): 809

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    Received: Feb. 1, 2024

    Accepted: Feb. 13, 2025

    Published Online: Feb. 13, 2025

    The Author Email: LU Hai (hailu@nju.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.7510/jgjs.issn.1001-3806.2024.06.005

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