Pixel density and retinal response for series photodiode circuit arrays
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Promising new research measuring the properties of series photodiode circuits has shown that they may be suitable for retinal prosthesis [1]. Photodiode arrays, in order to be effective in this capacity, must be pulsed with infrared light (∼900nm) at a much higher intensity than ambient light. The light must be infrared for this particular application because light in the visible spectrum may damage existing photoreceptors in the retina at the high intensities required to stimulate the needed currents.
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تاریخ انتشار 2013