Datasheet

10
Figure 9. Maximum allowable average or DC current vs. ambient
temperature.
Figure 10. Forward current vs. forward voltage.
Figure 11. Relative luminous intensity vs. DC forward current. Figure 12. Relative e ciency (luminous intensity per unit current) vs. peak
current.
AlGaAs Red
AIGaAs RED
16
12
10
6
4
2
0
0 20 40 60 80 100
T
A
– AMBIENT TEMPERATURE – °C
MAXIMUM DC CURRENT PER SEGMENT – mA
14
8
0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5
120
100
80
60
40
20
0
V
F
– FORWARD VOLTAGE – V
I
F
– FORWARD CURRENT PER SEGMENT – mA
3.0
2.5
2.0
1.5
1.0
0.5
0
I
F
– FORWARD CURRENT FOR SEGMENT – mA
RELATIVE LUMINOUS INTENSITY
(NORMALIZED TO 1 AT 10 mA)
0 5 10 15 20 25 30
35
RELATIVE EFFICIENCY
(NORMALIZED TO 1 AT 10 mA)
0
0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50
I
PEAK
– PEAK FORWARD CURRENT PER SEGMENT – mA
0.2
0.4
0.6
0.8
1.0
1.2