Infrared Technology, Volume. 46, Issue 12, 1399(2024)

Development of Low-Light-Level Night Vision Equipment Abroad

Hongchang CHENG1,2, Xiaogang DANG1,2, Danqing FENG1,2, Yue SU1,2, Zhiwei ZUO3, Xiaofeng BAI1,2, Zhoukui LI1,2, Hongli SHI1,2, Lei YAN1,2, Zhipeng HOU1,2, Ze YAO1,2, and Feng SHI1,2
Author Affiliations
  • 1Science and Technology on Low-Light-Level Night Vision Laboratory, Xi’an 710065, China
  • 2Kunming Institute of Physics, Kunming 650223, China
  • 3Yunnan North Optical & Electronic Instrument Co. Ltd., Kunming 615005, China
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    CHENG Hongchang, DANG Xiaogang, FENG Danqing, SU Yue, ZUO Zhiwei, BAI Xiaofeng, LI Zhoukui, SHI Hongli, YAN Lei, HOU Zhipeng, YAO Ze, SHI Feng. Development of Low-Light-Level Night Vision Equipment Abroad[J]. Infrared Technology, 2024, 46(12): 1399

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    Received: Dec. 13, 2022

    Accepted: Jan. 14, 2025

    Published Online: Jan. 14, 2025

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