Title :
Artificial Retina Using Thin-Film Transistors Driven by Wireless Power Supply
Author :
Miura, Yuta ; Hachida, Tomohisa ; Kimura, Mutsumi
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electron. & Inf., Ryukoku Univ., Otsu, Japan
fDate :
7/1/2011 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
We have evaluated an artificial retina using thin-film transistors driven by wireless power supply. It is found that the illumination profile can be correctly detected as the output voltage profile even if it is driven using unstable power source generated by inductive coupling, diode bridge, and Zener diodes. This means the feasibility to implant the artificial retina into human eyeballs.
Keywords :
Zener diodes; artificial organs; eye; thin film transistors; vision; Zener diodes; artificial retina; diode bridge; human eyeballs; illumination profile; inductive coupling; output voltage profile; thin-film transistors; unstable power source; wireless power supply; Implants; Power supplies; Retina; Substrates; Thin film transistors; Wireless communication; Wireless sensor networks; Artificial retina; implant; thin-film transistor (TFT); wireless poser supply;
Journal_Title :
Sensors Journal, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/JSEN.2010.2096807
