
Hermetic Infrared Emitting Diode
OP230 Series
OP234, OP234W
1.8
Forward Voltage vs Forward Current vs
Temperature
2.5
Optical Power vs Forward Current vs
Temperature
Normalized at 50 mA and 20°C
1.6
2.0
-60° C
-40° C
-20° C
0° C
1.4
1.2
1.5
20° C
40° C
60° C
80° C
100° C
120° C
1.0
0.8
0.6
-60° C
-40° C
-20° C
0° C
20° C
40° C
60° C
80° C
100° C
120° C
1.0
0.5
0.0
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
45
50
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
10.00
Forward Current (mA)
Distance vs Output Power vs Forward Current
1.2
Forward Current I F (mA)
Relative Radiant Intensity vs Angular
Displacement
Normalized at 1.0" and 50 mA
1.0
1.00
Forward Current
0.8
0.6
0.10
0.01
10 mA
20 mA
30 mA
40 mA
50 mA
60 mA
80 mA
100 mA
120 mA
0.4
0.2
0.0
0.2 ''
0.7 ''
1.2 ''
1.7 ''
-80
-30
20
70
Distance (inches)
Angular Displacement (Degrees)
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