8

Figure 6. Typical spectra at 25° C

Figure 5. Test circuit for measuring unpeaked rise and fall times

Figure 7. Typical forward voltage vs. drive current

Figure 8. Typical normalized output optical power vs. drive current

1.2

0.6

0

WAVELENGTH (nm)

1.0

0.2

0.8

0.4

620

630

650

670

680

660

640

25° C

HP8082A

PULSE

GENERATOR

50

W

LOAD

RESISTOR

HP54002A

50

W BNC

INPUT POD

HP54100A

OSCILLOSCOPE

BCP MODEL 300

500 MHz

BANDWIDTH

SILICON

AVALANCHE

PHOTODIODE

1.6

1.7

1.8

1.9

2

2.1

2.2

2.3

2.4

110

100

-40

25

85

-16

-14

-12

-10

-8

-6

-4

-2

0

2

110

100

-40

25

85