A single-pixel wireless contact lens display

A. R. Lingley*, M. Ali, Yu-Te Liao, R. Mirjalili, M. Klonner, M. Sopanen, S. Suihkonen, T. Shen, B. P. Otis, H. Lipsanen, B. A. Parviz

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Abstract

We present the design, construction and in vivo rabbit testing of a wirelessly powered contact lens display. The display consists of an antenna, a 500 × 500 νm 2 silicon power harvesting and radio integrated circuit, metal interconnects, insulation layers and a 750 × 750 νm 2 transparent sapphire chip containing a custom-designed micro-light emitting diode with peak emission at 475 nm, all integrated onto a contact lens. The display can be powered wirelessly from ∼1 m in free space and ∼2 cm in vivo on a rabbit. The display was tested on live, anesthetized rabbits with no observed adverse effect. In order to extend display capabilities, design and fabrication of micro-Fresnel lenses on a contact lens are presented to move toward a multipixel display that can be worn in the form of a contact lens. Contact lenses with integrated micro-Fresnel lenses were also tested on live rabbits and showed no adverse effect.

Original languageEnglish
Article number125014
JournalJournal of Micromechanics and Microengineering
Volume21
Issue number12
DOIs
StatePublished - Dec 2011

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