BPW38
HERMETIC SILICON PHOTODARLINGTON
TYPICAL PERFORMANCE CURVES
1.0
0.9
0.8
0.7
0.6
0.5
0.4
0.3
0.2
0.1
0
400
500 600 700 800 900 1000 1100 1200
D- WAVELENGTH - NANOMETERS
Fig. 3 Spectral Response Curve
110
100
90
80
70
60
50
40
30
20
10
0
-90˚ -70˚ -50˚ -30˚ -10˚ 10˚ 30˚ 50˚ 70˚ 90˚
DEGREES
Fig. 4 Angular Response
100
Load Resistance
101
Normalized to:
1001
RL = 1001
10
IL = 10 mA
1.0
10001
0.1
0.01
VCC = 10 V
0.1
1.0
10
100
RELATIVE SWITCHING SPEED
Fig. 5 Light Current vs. Relative Switching Speed
INPUT
LED
BPW38
VCC 1.0 V
I
RL
OUTPUT
td
tr
90 %
OUTPUT
PULSE
10 %
tf
ts
INPUT PULSE
tON = td + tr
tOFF = ts + tf
Fig. 6 Test Circuit and Voltage Waveforms
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