8
50
45
160
Rθ
= 770°C/W
J-A
140
120
100
80
AlGaAs RED
40
35
30
AlGaAs RED
25
20
15
10
5
60
40
20
0
0
0
0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 4.0
– FORWARD VOLTAGE – V
20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 110 120
T
– AMBIENT TEMPERATURE – °C
V
F
A
Figure 3. Maximum Allowable DC Current vs.
Ambient Temperature.
Figure 4. Forward Current vs.
Forward Voltage.
1.4
1.2
1.0
2.00
1.75
1.50
1.25
1.00
AlGaAs RED
0.75
AlGaAs RED
0.8
0.50
0.25
0
0.6
0.5
0
F
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
5.0
50.0 150.0
I
– PEAK FORWARD CURRENT
PER SEGMENT – mA
I
– FORWARD CURRENT PER SEGMENT – mA
PEAK
Figure 5. Relative Luminous Intensity
vs. DC Forward Current.
Figure 6. Relative Efficiency (Luminous Intensity per
Unit Current) vs. Peak Current.
HER,Yellow,Green,Orange
Figure 7. Maximum Tolerable Peak Current
vs. Pulse Duration – HER, Orange.
Figure 8. Maximum Tolerable Peak Current
vs. Pulse Duration – Yellow.