6
HER, Yellow, Green
I
PEAK
MAX RATIO OF MAXIMUM OPERATING
PEAK CURRENT TO TEMPERATURE
I
DC
MAX
DERATED MAXIMUM DC CURRENT
20
15
12
10
8
6
YELLOW
4
3
10
GREEN
HER
f-
RE
FR
ES
H
TE Hz
R A 100
OPERATION IN
THIS REGION
REQUIRES
TEMPERATURE
DERATING OF
I
DC
MAX
30
1K
Hz
3K
0H
2
1.5
1
1
10
t
P
– PULSE DURATION – µSEC
Figure 8. Maximum Tolerable Peak Current vs. Pulse Duration –
HER/Yellow/Green.
40
I
DC
MAX – MAXIMUM DC CURRENT
PER SEGMENT – mA
35
30
25
20
15
10
5
0
15
GREEN/HER
GREEN
YELLOW
YELLOW
HER
η
PEAK
– RELATIVE EFFICIENCY
R
θ
J-A = 600°C/W
KH
z
Hz
z
100
1000
10000
DC OPERATION
1.6
1.5
1.4
1.3
1.2
1.1
1.0
0.9
0.8
0.7
0.6
25
35
45
55
65
75
85
95
YELLOW SERIES
HER SERIES
GREEN SERIES
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100
I
PEAK
– PEAK SEGMENT CURRENT – mA
T
A
– AMBIENT TEMPERATURE – °C
Figure 9. Maximum Allowable DC
Current vs. Ambient Temperature.
T
JMAX
= 100
°
C.
I
F
– FORWARD CURRENT PER SEGMENT – mA
Figure 10. Relative Efficiency
(Luminous Intensity per Unit
Current) vs. Peak Current.
90
GREEN SERIES
RELATIVE LUMINOUS INTENSITY
4.0
3.5
3.0
2.5
2.0
1.5
1.0
0.5
0
80
70
60
50
40
30
20
10
0
1.0
2.0
3.0
4.0
5.0
HER
SERIES
YELLOW SERIES
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
V
F
– FORWARD VOLTAGE – V
I
F
– FORWARD CURRENT PER SEGMENT – mA
Figure 11. Forward Current vs.
Forward Voltage.
Figure 12. Relative Luminous
Intensity vs. DC Forward Current.
For a Detailed Explanation on the Use of Data Sheet Information and Recommended Soldering Procedures,
See Application Note 1005.
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