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Decreasing the pixel size in the same flat geometry is difficult due to the constrained electric field, especially considering a 40\u2009\n                    <jats:inline-formula>\n                      <jats:tex-math>\n                        \n                      <\/jats:tex-math>\n                      <mml:math xmlns:mml=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1998\/Math\/MathML\" overflow=\"scroll\">\n                        <mml:mrow>\n                          <mml:mi>\u03bc<\/mml:mi>\n                        <\/mml:mrow>\n                      <\/mml:math>\n                    <\/jats:inline-formula>\n                    m thick debris layer separating the implant from the target neurons. Here we optimize the electrode design to help overcome such limitations.\n                    <jats:italic>Approach.<\/jats:italic>\n                    An end-to-end modeling pipeline combines the retinal photovoltaic implant simulator based on the Xyce circuit simulator with an interface to COMSOL Multiphysics for electric field modelling. It was used to generate and characterize implants in an open-loop sampling-based optimization. Implant performance was evaluated with respect to voltage drop across bipolar cells (BC) (representing the stimulation strength), pattern contrast, and neural selectivity.\n                    <jats:italic>Main results.<\/jats:italic>\n                    The highest selectivity in stimulation of BCs was achieved with arrays having active electrodes on pillars and return electrodes connected in a mesh surrounding the photovoltaic pixels in the array. Such a design, even with pixels down to 20\u2009\n                    <jats:inline-formula>\n                      <jats:tex-math>\n                        \n                      <\/jats:tex-math>\n                      <mml:math xmlns:mml=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1998\/Math\/MathML\" overflow=\"scroll\">\n                        <mml:mrow>\n                          <mml:mi>\u03bc<\/mml:mi>\n                        <\/mml:mrow>\n                      <\/mml:math>\n                    <\/jats:inline-formula>\n                    m, provides stimulation strength exceeding, and contrast similar to that of flat 100\u2009\n                    <jats:inline-formula>\n                      <jats:tex-math>\n                        \n                      <\/jats:tex-math>\n                      <mml:math xmlns:mml=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1998\/Math\/MathML\" overflow=\"scroll\">\n                        <mml:mrow>\n                          <mml:mi>\u03bc<\/mml:mi>\n                        <\/mml:mrow>\n                      <\/mml:math>\n                    <\/jats:inline-formula>\n                    m PRIMA pixels.\n                    <jats:italic>Significance.<\/jats:italic>\n                    Using a novel 3D electrode design, the pitch of the photovoltaic array can be decreased to 20\u2009\n                    <jats:inline-formula>\n                      <jats:tex-math>\n                        \n                      <\/jats:tex-math>\n                      <mml:math xmlns:mml=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1998\/Math\/MathML\" overflow=\"scroll\">\n                        <mml:mrow>\n                          <mml:mi>\u03bc<\/mml:mi>\n                        <\/mml:mrow>\n                      <\/mml:math>\n                    <\/jats:inline-formula>\n                    m, while providing performance that exceeds the flat 100\u2009\n                    <jats:inline-formula>\n                      <jats:tex-math>\n                        \n                      <\/jats:tex-math>\n                      <mml:math xmlns:mml=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1998\/Math\/MathML\" overflow=\"scroll\">\n                        <mml:mrow>\n                          <mml:mi>\u03bc<\/mml:mi>\n                        <\/mml:mrow>\n                      <\/mml:math>\n                    <\/jats:inline-formula>\n                    m PRIMA pixels. 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