Acta Optica Sinica, Volume. 42, Issue 3, 0327007(2022)

Progress in Gain-Switched Semiconductor Lasers for Quantum Communication

Boyu Peng1, Chenzhi Yuan1、*, Ruiming Zhang1, Si Shen1, Zichang Zhang1, Jiarui Li1, Yi Lin1, Guangwei Deng1, You Wang1,2, Haizhi Song1,2, and Qiang Zhou1、**
Author Affiliations
  • 1Institute of Fundamental and Frontier Sciences, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, Sichuan 610054, China
  • 2Southwest Institute of Technical Physics, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, China
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    Paper Information

    Category: Quantum Optics

    Received: Nov. 8, 2021

    Accepted: Dec. 23, 2021

    Published Online: Jan. 24, 2022

    The Author Email: Chenzhi Yuan (c.z.yuan@uestc.edu.cn), Qiang Zhou (zhouqiang@uestc.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.3788/AOS202242.0327007

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