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Issue A .2

01/09

Page 5 of 6

Hermetic Infrared Emitting Diode

OP230 Series

Distance vs Output Power vs Forward Current

0.01

0.10

1.00

10.00

0.2 ''

0.7 ''

1.2 ''

1.7 ''

Distance (inches)

10 mA

20 mA

30 mA

40 mA

50 mA

60 mA

80 mA

100 mA

120 mA

Normalized at 1.0" and 50 mA

Forward Current

Relative Radiant Intensity vs Angular

Displacement

0.0

0.2

0.4

0.6

0.8

1.0

1.2

-80

-30

20

70

Angular Displacement (Degrees)

Forward Voltage vs Forward Current vs

Temperature

0.6

0.8

1.0

1.2

1.4

1.6

1.8

0

5

10

15

20

25

30

35

40

45

50

Forward Current (mA)

-60° C

-40° C

-20° C

0° C

20° C

40° C

60° C

80° C

100° C

120° C

Optical Power vs Forward Current vs

Temperature

0.0

0.5

1.0

1.5

2.0

2.5

0

1020

30

40

506070

8090

100

-60° C

-40° C

-20° C

0° C

20° C

40° C

60° C

80° C

100° C

120° C

Normalized at 50 mA and 20°C

OP234, OP234W