Back-illuminated pulse-frequency-modulated photosensor using silicon-on-sapphire technology developed for use as epi-retinal prosthesis device

Electronics Letters

Volumn 39, Issue 15, 2003, Pages 1102-1104

  Uehara, A ^a   Kagawa, K ^b   Tokuda, T ^b   Ohta, J ^b   Nunoshita, M ^b  

^a NIDEK CO LTD   (Japan)

^b NARA INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FREQUENCY MODULATION; LIGHTING; PROSTHETICS; SILICON ON SAPPHIRE TECHNOLOGY;

EPI-RETINAL PROSTHESIS;

OPTICAL SENSORS;

EID: 0042069907     PISSN: 00135194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1049/el:20030742     Document Type: Article

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