10
HER, Green, Orange
100
100
OPERATION IN THIS
REGION REQUIRES
TEMPERATURE
OPERATION IN THIS
REGION REQUIRES
TEMPERATURE
DERATING OF I
DC
DERATING OF I
MAXIMUM
DC
MAXIMUM
10
10
3 KHz
1 Hz
300 Hz
300 Hz 100 Hz
10 KHz
100 Hz
10 KHz
3 KHz
1 KHz
DC OPERATION
DC OPERATION
1
1
1
10
100
1000
10000
1
10
100
1000
10000
t
– PULSE DURATION – µs
t
– PULSE DURATION – µs
P
P
Figure 5. Maximum Tolerable Peak Current
vs. Pulse Duration – HER, Orange.
Figure 6. Maximum Tolerable Peak
Current vs. Pulse Duration – Green.
50
100
80
R
= 770°C/W
θ
J-A
45
40
35
30
25
20
15
10
60
HER / ORANGE
GREEN
40
HER / ORANGE
20
GREEN
5
0
0
0
1.0
2.0
3.0
4.0
5.0
20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 110
120
T
– AMBIENT TEMPERATURE – °C
A
V
– FORWARD VOLTAGE – V
F
Figure 7. Maximum Allowable DC
Current vs. Ambient Temperature.
Figure 8. Forward Current vs.
Forward Voltage Characteristics.
12
10
1.8
1.6
1.4
1.2
HER / ORANGE
HER / ORANGE
8
6
GREEN
4
GREEN
1.0
0.8
2
0
0
20
40
60
80
100
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
I
– PEAK FORWARD CURRENT
PER SEGMENT – mA
PEAK
I
– FORWARD CURRENT PER SEGMENT – mA
F
Figure 9. Relative Luminous Intensity
vs. DC Forward Current.
Figure 10. Relative Efficiency (Luminous Intensity
per Unit Current) vs. Peak Current.