Chinese Journal of Lasers, Volume. 50, Issue 18, 1801001(2023)

Short-Wavelength SiC Ultraviolet Single Photon Detector Based on Hole-Dominated Avalanche Multiplication

Linlin Su and Chengdong Yang*
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  • School of Electronic Information Engineering, Wuxi University, Wuxi 214105, Jiangsu, China
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    Paper Information

    Category: laser devices and laser physics

    Received: Sep. 30, 2022

    Accepted: Nov. 28, 2022

    Published Online: Aug. 29, 2023

    The Author Email: Yang Chengdong (860118@cwxu.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.3788/CJL221289

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