Journal of Functional Materials and Devices, Volume. 31, Issue 4, 302(2025)

Research on real-time optical flux monitoring technology in molecular beam epitaxy based on LED light source

ZHANG Qinglingyun1,2, WANG Xiaozhen1,2, LI Jianmei1,2, and CHEN Yiqiao1,3、*
Author Affiliations
  • 1State Key Laboratory of Materials for Integrated Circuits, Shanghai Institute of Microsystem and Information Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200050, China
  • 2University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
  • 3Acken Optoelectronics Ltd., Suzhou 215211, China
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    ZHANG Qinglingyun, WANG Xiaozhen, LI Jianmei, CHEN Yiqiao. Research on real-time optical flux monitoring technology in molecular beam epitaxy based on LED light source[J]. Journal of Functional Materials and Devices, 2025, 31(4): 302

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    Paper Information

    Received: May. 9, 2025

    Accepted: Aug. 22, 2025

    Published Online: Aug. 22, 2025

    The Author Email: CHEN Yiqiao (yqchen@mail.sim.ac.cn)

    DOI:10.20027/j.gncq.2025.0032

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