Optical proximity and touch sensors based on monolithically integrated polymer photodiodes and polymer LEDs

Organic Electronics

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 114-120

  Bürgi, Lukas ^a   Pfeiffer, Reto ^a   Mücklich, Mario ^a   Metzler, Peter ^a   Kiy, Michael ^a   Winnewisser, Carsten ^a  

^a CSEM   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Monolithic integration; Optical sensor; Polymer LED; Polymer photodiode; Proximity detector

Indexed keywords

COSTS; LIGHT EMITTING DIODES; OPTICAL SENSORS; OPTICAL SWITCHES;

MONOLITHIC INTEGRATION; POLYMER LED; POLYMER PHOTODIODES; ROOM-TEMPERATURE;

PROXIMITY SENSORS;

EID: 33644666561     PISSN: 15661199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.orgel.2005.12.002     Document Type: Article

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