Numerical simulation of high-operating-temperature MWIR HgCdTe APD detectors

Chuan SHEN; Liao YANG; Hui-Jun GUO; Dan YANG; Lu CHEN; Li HE

doi:10.11972/j.issn.1001-9014.2021.05.002

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