TY - JOUR
T1 - The "Plastic Retina"
T2 - Image Enhancement Using Polymer Grid Triode Arrays
AU - Heeger, Alan J.
AU - Heeger, David J.
AU - Langan, John
AU - Yang, Yang
PY - 1997
Y1 - 1997
N2 - An array of polymer grid triodes (PGTs) connected through a common grid functions as a "plastic retina" which provides local contrast gain control for image enhancement. This device, made from layers of conducting polymers, functions as an active resistive network that performs center-surround filtering. The PGT array with common grid is a continuous analog of the discrete approach of Mead, with a variety of fabrication advantages and with a significant saving of "real estate" within the unit cell of each pixel.
AB - An array of polymer grid triodes (PGTs) connected through a common grid functions as a "plastic retina" which provides local contrast gain control for image enhancement. This device, made from layers of conducting polymers, functions as an active resistive network that performs center-surround filtering. The PGT array with common grid is a continuous analog of the discrete approach of Mead, with a variety of fabrication advantages and with a significant saving of "real estate" within the unit cell of each pixel.
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U2 - 10.1021/bk-1997-0672.ch020
DO - 10.1021/bk-1997-0672.ch020
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0345878754
SN - 0097-6156
VL - 672
SP - 297
EP - 305
JO - ACS Symposium Series
JF - ACS Symposium Series
ER -