NR8501 SERIES
TYPICAL PERFORMANCE CURVES (TC = 25°C, unless otherwise specified)
DARK CURRENT AND PHOTO
CURRENT vs. REVERSE VOLTAGE
DARK CURRENT
vs. REVERSE VOLTAGE
102
10-5
10-6
10-4
λ = 1310 nm,
po = 1.0 µA
I
10-7
10-8
10-5
10
1
C
°
= 100
+80
c
T
C
C
°
°
°
Iph
10-9
+60
+40
C
10-6
10-7
10-8
C
°
10-10
10-11
10-12
+20
0
C
C
°
°
-20
0
20
40
60
80
Reverse Voltage, VR (V)
EXCESS NOISE FACTOR vs.
MULTIPLICATION FACTOR
10-9
10-10
10-11
ID
100
50
1310 nm ( ), 1550 nm (O)
•
f = 35 MHz, B=1 MHz
K
0.5
0.4
20
10
5
10-12
0
20
40
60
80
2
1
2
5
10
20
50
100
Reverse Voltage, VR (V)
Multiplication Factor M