SML-020 Series
Light Emitting Diodes
3/6
1
2
2.4
3
4
5
6
RATIO of MAXIMUM TOLERABLE PEAK CURRENT
to MAXIMUM TOLERABLE DC CURRENT
I
F
peak
M
ax.
I
F
M
ax.
PULSE DURATION : Tw
(µs)
105205010
2103104
Fig. 6 Maximum tolerable peak current
vs. pulse duration
50kHz
20kHz
10kHz
5kHz
2kHz
1kHz
500Hz
200Hz
100Hz
3.0
2.5
2.0
1.5
1.0
0.5
00 102030405060
RELATIVE LUMINOUS INTENSITY
PEAK FORWARD CURRENT : I
F
peak
(mA)
f=1kHz
DC
15%
20%
10%
5%
RED,GREEN
DF=50%
Fig. 7 Luminous intensity vs.
peak forward current
20
10
0010
20 30 40 50 70 8060 90
30
AMBIENT TEMPERATURE : Ta
(˚C)
MAXIMUM FORWARD CURRENT : I
F
M
ax.
(mA)
Red, Green
Fig. 8 Maximum forward current
vs. ambient temperature
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20
10
5.0
2.0
1.0
0.5
0.2
0.1 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0
50
FORWARD VOLTAGE : V
F
(V)
FORWARD CURRENT : I
F
(
mA
)
Ta=25˚C
Red Green
Fig. 9 Forward current
Fig. 3 vs. forward voltage
1.4
1.2
1.0
0.8
0.6
0.4 40-20 200 60 80
1.6
RELATIVE LUMINOUS INTENSITY
I
F
=20mA
CASE TEMPERATURE : Tc
(˚C)
Red
Green
Fig. 10 Luminous intensity vs.
case temperature
2
1
0.5
0.2
0.1
0.05
0.02
0.01
0.5 1 2 51020 50
100
5
FORWARD CURRENT : I
F
(
mA
)
RELATIVE LUMINOUS INTENSITY
Ta=25˚C
Red
Green
Fig. 11 Luminous intensity vs.
forward current
1
2
2.4
3
4
5
6
1052050
PULSE DURATION : Tw
(µs)
103
102104
RATIO of MAXIMUM TOLERABLE PEAK CURRENT
to MAXIMUM TOLERABLE DC CURRENT
I
F
peak
M
ax.
I
F
M
ax.
GREEN
50kHz
20kHz
10kHz
5kHz
2kHz
1kHz
500Hz
200Hz
100Hz
Fig. 12 Maximum tolerable peak current
vs. pulse duration
1
2
2.5
3
4
5
6
1052050
PULSE DURATION : Tw
(µs)
10
3
10
2
10
4
RATIO of MAXIMUM TOLERABLE PEAK CURRENT
to MAXIMUM TOLERABLE DC CURRENT
I
F
peak
M
ax.
I
F
M
ax.
RED
50kHz
20kHz
10kHz
5kHz
2kHz
1kHz
500Hz
200Hz
100Hz
Fig. 13 Maximum tolerable peak current
vs. pulse duration
3.0
2.5
2.0
1.5
1.0
0.5
00 102030405060
RELATIVE LUMINOUS INTENSITY
PEAK FORWARD CURRENT : I
F
peak
(mA)
f=1kHz
DC
15%
20%
10%
5%
GREEN
DF=50%
Fig. 14 Luminous intensity vs.
peak forward current