1.0
BLUE
0.9
CYAN
0.8
GREEN
0.7
EMERALD GREEN
YELLOW GREEN
AMBER
0.6
0.5
ORANGE
0.4
RED ORANGE
0.3
RED
0.2
0.1
0
380
430
480
530
580
630
680
730
780
WAVELENGTH – nm
1.0
GaP
EMERALD
GREEN
0.8
GaP
YELLOW
GREEN
0.6
GaN BLUE
0.4
0.2
GaP YELLOW
GaP ORANGE
GaP RED
0
380 430
480
530
580
630
680
730
780
WAVELENGTH – nm
Figure 1. Relative intensity vs. wavelength.
35
30 HSMS/D/Y/G
25 HSMZ/V/U
20
HSMH
15
HSMC/J/L/A/E
10
5
HSMM/K/N
HSMB
0
0
1
2
3
4
5
FORWARD VOLTAGE – V
Figure 2. Forward current vs. forward voltage.
1.8
1.6
Gap
1.4
AlInGaP
AlGaAs
1.2
InGaN
1.0
GaN
0.8
0.6
0.4
0.2
0
0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35
DC FORWARD CURRENT – mA
35
30
HSMS/D/G/
25
Y/U/V/Z
HSMC/J/L/A/E
20
HSMM/K/B/N
15
HSMH
10
5
0
0 20 40 60 80 100 120
TEMPERATURE – °C
540
530
520
510
500
490
480
470
460
0
GREEN
CYAN
BLUE
5 10 15 20 25 30 35
CURRENT – mA
Figure 3. Relative intensity vs. forward
current.
Figure 4. Maximum forward current vs.
ambient temperature. Derated based on
TJMAX = 110˚C, RθJA = 500˚C/W.
Figure 5. Dominant wavelength vs. forward
current – InGaN devices.
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