Laser Technology, Volume. 46, Issue 5, 601(2022)

Research progress of single-photon detectors

CHENG Beitong1, DAI Qian1, XIE Xiumin1, XU Qiang1, ZHANG Shan1, and SONG Haizhi1,2、*
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    Received: Sep. 6, 2021

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    Published Online: Oct. 14, 2022

    The Author Email: SONG Haizhi (hzsong1296@163.com)

    DOI:10.7510/jgjs.issn.1001-3806.2022.05.004

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