Comparison of laser ranging system based on SNSPD and SPAD detectors

ZHANG Xiao-Ying; JIA Lei; ZHU Jiang; YAN Xia-Chao; ZHANG La-Bao; KANG Lin; WU Pei-Heng

doi:10.11972/j.issn.1001-9014.2018.03.019

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