UNIVERSITE DE LILLE;ECOLE CENTRALE DE LILLE;UNIVERSITE POLYTECHNIQUE HAUTS-DE-FRANCE;CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE;YNCREA HAUTS DE FRANCE
Optical sensor (1), especially an artificial retina, comprising at least one photosensitive cell, each cell including:- an integration capacitor (Cm),- a read circuit (10) the operation of which depends on the charge on the integration capacitor (Cm),- at least one MOS transistor (3; 31; 32) operating subthreshold, and the drain-source current of which influences the charge on the integration capacitor (Cm),at least one photodiode (2; 21; 22) operating in photovoltaic mode and connected to the gate of this transistor, such that the drain-source current of the MOS transistor depends on the optical power received by the photodiode.本發明揭示一種光學感測器(1),特別地一人造視網膜,其包括至少一個光敏電池,各電池包含:- 一積分電容器(Cm),- 一讀取電路(10),其之操作取決於該積分電容器(Cm)上之電荷,- 至少一個MOS電晶體(3;31;32),其在亞臨限值操作,且其之汲極-源極電流影響該積分電容器(Cm)上之該電荷,- 至少一個光二極體(2;21;22),其在光電壓模式操作,且經連接至此電晶體之閘極,使得該MOS電晶體之該汲極-源極電流取決於由該光二極體接收之光功率。