Computed SAR and Thermal Elevation in a 0.25-mm 2-D Model of the Human Eye and Head in Response to an Implanted Retinal Stimulator - Part I: Models and Methods

IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation

Volumn 51, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 2274-2285

  DeMarco, Stephen C ^a   Lazzi, Gianluca ^a   Liu, Wentai ^a   Weiland, James D ^b   Humayun, Mark S ^b  

^a North Carolina State University   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Age related macular degeneration; Finite difference time domain (FDTD); Retina prosthesis; Retinitis pigmentosa; Specific absorption rate (SAR); Stimulator IC; Temperature; Thermal simulation

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; CELLS; ELECTRIC COILS; INTEGRATED CIRCUITS; ION IMPLANTATION; PHOTOSENSITIVITY; VISION;

RETINA PROSTHESIS;

SYNTHETIC APERTURE RADAR;

EID: 0141750366     PISSN: 0018926X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TAP.2003.816395     Document Type: Article

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