Silicon Phototransistor
SD2440
DESCRIPTION
FEATURES
Miniature, hermetically sealed, pill style, metal
can package
48¡ acceptance angle
Wide operating temperature range
(-55¡C to +125¡C)
Ideal for direct mounting to printed circuit boards
Wide sensitivity ranges
Mechanically and spectrally matched to SE2460
and SE2470 infrared emitting diodes
The SD2440 is an NPN silicon phototransistor mounted
in a hermetically sealed glass lensed metal can
package. This package directly mounts in a double
sided PC board.
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OUTLINE DIMENSIONS
3 plc decimals
±0.005(0.12)
Tolerance
2 plc decimals
±0.020(0.51)
Honeywell reserves the right to make
changes in order to improve design and
supply the best products possible.
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Silicon Phototransistor
SD2440
ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS
UNITS
TEST CONDITIONS
MIN
PARAMETER
SYMBOL
TYP
MAX
ABSOLUTE MAXIMUM RATINGS
(25¡C Free-Air Temperature unless otherwise noted)
Collector-Emitter Voltage
30 V
Emitter-Collector Voltage
5 V
Power Dissipation
125 mW [À]
Operating Temperature Range
-55¡C to 125¡C
Storage Temperature Range
-65¡C to 150¡C
Soldering Temperature (10 sec)
260¡C
Notes
1. Derate linearly from 25¡C free-air temperature at the rate of
1.19 mW/¡C.
SCHEMATIC
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changes in order to improve design and
supply the best products possible.
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Silicon Phototransistor
SD2440
SWITCHING TIME TEST CIRCUIT
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SWITCHING WAVEFORM
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Responsivity vs
Angular Displacement
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Angular displacement - degrees
Relative response
0.0
0.1
0.2
0.3
0.4
0.5
0.6
0.7
0.8
0.9
1.0
-60 -45 -30 -15 0 +15 +30 +45 +60
Fig. 1 Collector Current vs
Ambient Temperature
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Ambient temperature - °C
Normalized collector
current
0.0
0.4
0.8
1.2
1.6
2.0
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80
Fig. 2
Dark Current vs
Temperature
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Fig. 3 Non-Saturated Switching Time vs
Load Resistance
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Load resistance - Ohms
Response time - µs
1
10
100
10 100 1000 10000
Fig. 4
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changes in order to improve design and
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Silicon Phototransistor
SD2440
Spectral Responsivity
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Wavelength - nm
Relative response
0.1
0.2
0.3
0.4
0.5
0.6
0.7
0.8
0.9
1.0
400 600 800 1000 1200
Fig. 5 Coupling Characteristics
with SE2460
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Lens-to-lens separation - inches
Normalized light
current
0.0
0.1
0.2
0.3
0.4
0.5
0.6
0.7
0.8
0.9
1.0
0.0 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1.0 1.2
Fig. 6
All Performance Curves Show Typical Values
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changes in order to improve design and
supply the best products possible.
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