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Figure 1. Detector Output Characteristics
I
C
, COLLECTOR CURRENT DETECTOR (mA)
5
10
15
20
25
20
5
V
CE
, COLLECTOR VOLTAGE DETECTOR (V)
10 15 20 25 30
I
F
= 60 mA
I
F
= 40 mA
I
F
= 20 mA
I
F
= 10 mA
Figure 2. Input Current vs. Output Current
I
C
, COLLECTOR CURRENT DETECTOR (mA)
5
0
10
15
20
25
20
100
I
F
, INPUT CURRENT LED (mA)
20 30 40 50 60
V
CE
= 10 VOLTS
Figure 3. Dark Current vs. Temperature
I
CEO,
DARK CURRENT (A)
10
-4
10
-5
10
-6
10
-7
10
-8
10
-9
10
-10
10
-11
10
-12
-40-60
T
A
, AMBIENT TEMPERATURE (
°C)
-20 0 20 40 60 80 100 120 140
V
CE
= 10 VOLTS
Figure 4. Current Output vs. Temperature
CTR
,
NORMALIZED (%)
110
100
90
80
70
60
50
40
30
-40-60
T
A
, AMBIENT TEMPERATURE (
°C)
-20 0 20 40 60 80 100
0.20.1
I
C
, COLLECTOR CURRENT (mA
)
0.3 0.4 0.6 0.8 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 10
LED CURRENT - 10 mA
V
CE
= 10 VOLTS
FREE STANDING DEVICE
Figure 5. Output vs. Frequency
Figure 6. Switching Time vs. Collector Current
COLLECTOR CURRENT (mA)
2.0
1.8
1.6
1.4
1.2
1.0
0.8
0.6
0.4
0.2
SWITCHING TIME (µs)
12
10
8
6
4
2
1K 110K 100K
FREQUENCY (Hz)
V
CE
= 10 VOLTS
R
L
= 100
R
L
= 470
R
L
= 1000
V
CE
= 10 VOLTS
R
L
= 1000
R
L
= 470
R
L
= 100
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Figure 7. Modulation Circuit Used to Obtain Output vs.
Frequency Plot
LED
MODULATION
INPUT
DETECTOR
OUTPUT
V
CC
= 10 VOLTS
R
L
= 100
CONSTANT
CURRENT
INPUT
47
1 µF
I
F
I
C
Figure 8. Circuit Used to Obtain Switching Time vs.
Collector Current Plot
LED
PULSE
INPUT
DETECTOR
PULSE
OUTPUT
V
CC
= 10 VOLTS
R
L
= 100
47
I
F
I
C
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