BPW38
HERMETIC SILICON PHOTODARLINGTON
PACKAGE DIMENSIONS
FEATURES
• Hermetically sealed package
• Narrow reception angle
0.209 (5.31)
0.184 (4.67)
• European “Pro Electron” registered
DESCRIPTION
0.030 (0.76)
NOM
0.255 (6.48)
• The BPW38 is a silicon photodarlington
mounted in narrow angle TO-18 package.
0.50 (12.7)
MIN
SCHEMATIC
C
0.020 (0.51) 3X
Base
0.100 (2.54)
0.050 (1.27)
B
Emitter
Collector
(Case)
E
0.040 (1.02)
0.040 (1.02)
45°
Ø0.100 (2.54)
NOTES:
1. Dimensions for all drawings are in inches (mm).
2. Tolerance of ± .010 (.25) on all non-nominal dimensions
unless otherwise specified.
1. Derate power dissipation linearly 3.00 mW/°C above 25°C ambient.
2. Derate power dissipation linearly 6.00 mW/°C above 25°C case.
3. RMA flux is recommended.
4. Methanol or isopropyl alcohols are recommended as cleaning
agents.
5. Soldering iron tip
1/16”
(1.6mm) minimum from housing.
6. As long as leads are not under any stress or spring tension.
7. Light source is a GaAs LED emitting light at a peak wavelength of
940 nm.
ABSOLUTE MAXIMUM RATINGS
Parameter
Operating Temperature
Storage Temperature
Soldering Temperature (Iron)
(3,4,5 and 6)
Soldering Temperature (Flow)
(3,4 and 6)
Collector-Emitter Voltage
Collector-Base Voltage
Emitter-Base Voltage
Power Dissipation (T
A
= 25°C)
(1)
Power Dissipation (T
C
= 25°C)
(2)
(T
A
= 25°C unless otherwise specified)
Symbol
T
OPR
T
STG
T
SOL-I
T
SOL-F
V
CEO
V
CBO
V
EBO
P
D
P
D
Rating
-65 to +125
-65 to +150
240 for 5 sec
260 for 10 sec
25
25
12
300
600
Unit
°C
°C
°C
°C
V
V
V
mW
mW
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ELECTRICAL / OPTICAL CHARACTERISTICS
PARAMETER
TEST CONDITIONS
(T
A
=25°C) (All measurements made under pulse conditions)
SYMBOL
MIN
TYP
MAX
UNITS
Collector-Emitter Breakdown
Emitter-Base Breakdown
Collector-Base Breakdown
Collector-Emitter Leakage
Reception Angle at 1/2 Sensitivity
On-State Collector Current
Rise Time
Fall Time
I
C
= 10 mA, Ee = 0
I
E
= 100 µA, Ee = 0
I
C
= 100 µA, Ee = 0
V
CE
= 12 V, Ee = 0
Ee = 0.125 mW/cm
2
V
CE
= 5 V
(7)
I
C
= 10 mA, V
CC
= 10 V
R
L
= 100
I
C
= 10 mA, V
CC
= 10 V
R
L
= 100
BV
CEO
BV
EBO
BV
CBO
I
CEO
25
12
25
—
—
—
—
—
—
±8
—
300
250
—
—
—
100
—
—
—
—
V
V
V
nA
Deg.
mA
µs
µs
I
C(ON)
t
r
t
f
7.5
—
—
TYPICAL PERFORMANCE CURVES
I
L/
I
L
@25˚C - RELATIVE LIGHT CURRENT
100
10
I
L
- NORMALIZED LIGHT CURRENT
Ee = 5.0 mW/cm
2
Ee = 2.0 mW/cm
2
10
Ee = 1.0 mW/cm
2
Ee = 0.5 mW/cm
2
1.0
Ee = 0.2 mW/cm
2
1.0
Ee = 0.1 mW/cm
2
Ee = 0.05 mW/cm
2
Normalized to:
V
CE
= 5 V
Ee = .2 mW/cm
2
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
0.1
Normalized to:
V
CE
= 5 V
Ee = 0.2 mW/cm
2
0.01
-50
-25
0
25
50
75
100
125
0.1
V
CE
- COLLECTOR TO EMITTER (V)
T
A
- TEMPERATURE (˚C)
Fig. 1 Light Current vs. Collector to Emitter Voltage
Fig. 2 Relative Light Current vs. Ambient Temperature
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TYPICAL PERFORMANCE CURVES
1.0
110
100
RELATIVE SPECTRAL RESPONSE
0.9
RELATIVE AMPLITUDE
500
600
700
800
900
1000
1100
1200
0.8
0.7
0.6
0.5
0.4
0.3
0.2
0.1
0
400
90
80
70
60
50
40
30
20
10
0
-90˚
-70˚
-50˚
-30˚
-10˚
10˚
30˚
50˚
70˚
90˚
- WAVELENGTH - NANOMETERS
DEGREES
Fig. 3 Spectral Response Curve
Fig. 4 Angular Response
100
Load Resistance
10
BPW38
INPUT
LED
V
CC
1.0 V
90 %
OUTPUT
PULSE
I
L
- LIGHT CURRENT (mA)
100
10
Normalized to:
R
L
= 100
I
L
= 10 mA
10 %
I
1.0
1000
t
r
V
CC
= 10 V
0.1
0.01
0.1
1.0
10
100
t
s
R
L
OUTPUT
t
d
t
f
INPUT PULSE
t
ON
= t
d
+
t
r
t
OFF
=
t
s
+
t
f
RELATIVE SWITCHING SPEED
Fig. 5 Light Current vs. Relative Switching Speed
Fig. 6 Test Circuit and Voltage Waveforms
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