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Advanced Photonics Nexus
Vol. 2, Issue 4, 046002 (2023)

Thermal camera based on frequency upconversion and its noise-equivalent temperature difference characterization

Zheng Ge^1、2, Zhi-Yuan Zhou^1、2、*, Jing-Xin Ceng³, Li Chen^1、2, Yin-Hai Li^1、2, Yan Li^1、2, Su-Jian Niu^1、2, and Bao-Sen Shi^1、2、*

Author Affiliations

¹University of Science and Technology of China, CAS Key Laboratory of Quantum Information, Hefei, China

²University of Science and Technology of China, CAS Center for Excellence in Quantum Information and Quantum Physics, Hefei, China

³Science and Technology on Electro-Optical Information Security Control Laboratory, Tianjin, China

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Zheng Ge, Zhi-Yuan Zhou, Jing-Xin Ceng, Li Chen, Yin-Hai Li, Yan Li, Su-Jian Niu, Bao-Sen Shi. Thermal camera based on frequency upconversion and its noise-equivalent temperature difference characterization[J]. Advanced Photonics Nexus, 2023, 2(4): 046002 Copy Citation Text

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Zheng Ge, Zhi-Yuan Zhou, Jing-Xin Ceng, Li Chen, Yin-Hai Li, Yan Li, Su-Jian Niu, Bao-Sen Shi. Thermal camera based on frequency upconversion and its noise-equivalent temperature difference characterization[J]. Advanced Photonics Nexus, 2023, 2(4): 046002

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