Figure 1. Relative intensity vs. wavelength.
Standard Red and DH AS
AlGaAs Red
100
90
80
70
60
50
40
30
20
10
0
0
High Efficiency Red, Orange,
Yellow, High Performance
Green, and Emerald Green
HIGH EFFICIENCY
RED/ORANGE
YELLOW
HIGH
PERFORMANCE
GREEN,
EMERALD
GREEN
0.5
1
1.5
2
2.5
3
3.5
FORWARD VOLTAGE – V
Figure 2. Forward current vs. forward voltage (non-resistor lamp).
Standard Red, DH As AlGaAs Red
Low Current
HER, Orange, Yellow, and
High Performance Green,
and Emerald Green
Figure 3. Relative luminous intensity vs. forward current (non-resistor lamp).
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