Acta Optica Sinica, Volume. 43, Issue 14, 1404001(2023)

Simulation Construction and Study of Photon Heterodyne Detection System with Two-Channel Coincidence Counting

Mengyao Pu1,2,3, Yihua Hu1,2、*, Bo Yang3、**, Xiao Dong1,2, and Xinyuan Zhang1,2
Author Affiliations
  • 1State Key Laboratory of Pulsed Power Laser Technology, College of Electronic Engineering, National University of Defense Technology, Hefei 230037, Anhui, China
  • 2Anhui Provincial Key Laboratory of Electronic Restriction, College of Electronic Engineering, National University of Defense Technology, Hefei 230037, Anhui, China
  • 3Unit 95793 of PLA, Guiyang 550000, Guizhou, China
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    Paper Information

    Category: Detectors

    Received: Dec. 12, 2022

    Accepted: Mar. 20, 2023

    Published Online: Jul. 13, 2023

    The Author Email: Yihua Hu (skl_hyh@163.com), Bo Yang (yb18642533199@163.com)

    DOI:10.3788/AOS222133

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