Optimizing photodiode arrays for the use as retinal implants

Sensors and Actuators, A: Physical

Volumn 74, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 193-197

  Schubert, M B ^a   Hierzenberger, A ^a   Lehner, H J ^a   Werner, J H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STUTTGART   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMORPHOUS SILICON; CRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; DOPING (ADDITIVES); IMPLANTS (SURGICAL); OPTIMIZATION; SILICON SOLAR CELLS;

MICROPHOTODIODE; RETINA IMPLANT;

PHOTODIODES;

EID: 0032654353     PISSN: 09244247     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0924-4247(98)00313-6     Document Type: Article

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