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