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Issue C

03/2012

Page 7 of 8

Plastic Infrared Emitting Diode

OP290 Series

OP295, OP296, OP297, OP298, OP299

Forward Voltage vs Forward Current vs Temp.

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Forward Current (mA)

-60° C

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100° C

120°C

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-20° C

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40° C

60° C

80° C

100° C

120° C

Normalized at 50 mA and 20° C

Distance vs Output Power vs Forward Current

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0.2 '' 0.4 '' 0.6 '' 0.8 '' 1.0 '' 1.2 '' 1.4 '' 1.6 '' 1.8 '' 2.0 ''

Distance (inches)

10 mA

20 mA

30 mA

40 mA

50 mA

60 mA

70 mA

80 mA

90 mA

100 mA

Normalized at 1" and 50 mA

Forward Current

Relative Radiant Intensity vs. Angular

Displacem ent

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Angular Displacement (Degrees)