Acta Optica Sinica, Volume. 44, Issue 9, 0911002(2024)

Passive Single-Photon Point Target Detection Based on First-Photon Time

Changheng Li1,2, Fan Liu1,2、*, Xiaoqing Wang1,2, Lujie Zhu1,2, and Xuefeng Liu1,2、**
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  • 1National Space Science Center, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
  • 2University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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    Paper Information

    Category: Imaging Systems

    Received: Jan. 12, 2024

    Accepted: Feb. 19, 2024

    Published Online: May. 15, 2024

    The Author Email: Fan Liu (liufan@nssc.ac.cn), Xuefeng Liu (liuxuefeng@nssc.ac.cn)

    DOI:10.3788/AOS240490

    CSTR:32393.14.AOS240490

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