Integrated InGaAsP Near-Infrared Single-Photon Detector with Fast Active Quenching

Junliang Liu; Yining Xu; Yakui Dong; Yongfu Li; Zhaojun Liu; Xian Zhao

doi:10.3788/CJL202148.1212002

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