*1 For 10 seconds at the position of 1.3mm from the bottom face of can package
s
Electro-optical Characteristics
Parameter
*2
( Ta = 25˚C )
Symbol
I
C
Conditions
V
CE
= 5V, E
e
= 10mW/cm
2
MIN.
2.5
-
-
-
-
-
TYP.
PT501
PT510
2 x 10
- 9
0.2
800
PT501
PT510
PT501
PT510
MAX.
10
20
-
10
- 7
-
-
10
2
10
3
-
-
Unit
mA
A
V
nm
µ
s
µ
s
Collector current
Collector dark current
*2
Collector-emitter saturation voltage
Peak sensitivity wavelength
Response
time
Rise time
Fall time
V
CE
= 30V, E
e
= 0
I
CEO
V
CE ( sat )
I
C
= 1mA, E
e
= 10mW/cm
2
λ
P
t
r
t
f
V
CE
= 2V, I
C
= 2mA,
R
L
= 100Ω (
PT501
: 1k
Ω
)
*2 E
e
: Irradiance by CIE standard light source A ( tungsten lamp )
“
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data books, etc. Contact SHARP in order to obtain the latest version of the device specification sheets before using any SHARP's device.”
PT501/PT510
*2 Classification Table of Collector Current( I
C
)
Model No.
PT501A
PT501B
PT501C
at V
CE
= 5V, E
e
= 10mW/cm
2
, Ta = 25˚C
I
C
( mA )
20 to 80
10 to 25
2.5 to 15
Fig. 1 Collector Power Dissipation vs.
Ambient Temperature
100
Collector power dissipation P
C
( mW )
Fig. 2 Collector Dark Current vs.
Ambient Temperature
10
-4
(A)
10
-5
10
-6
10
-7
10
-8
10
-9
10
-10
V
CE
= 30V
60
40
20
Collector dark current I
CEO
80
75
0
- 25
0
25
50
75
100
Ambient temperature T
a
( ˚C )
125
10
-11
- 25
0
25 50 75 100 125
Ambient temperature T
a
( ˚C )
Fig. 3 Relative Collector Current vs.
Ambient Temperature
160
V
CE
= 5V
140
E
e
= 10mW/cm
2
120
100
80
60
40
20
0
Fig.4-a Collector Current vs. Irradiance
(PT501 )
20
V
CE
= 5V
T
a
= 25˚C
Relative collector current ( % )
Collector current I
C
( mA )
15
10
5
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
Ambient temperature T
a
( ˚C )
70
0
0
2
4
6
Irradiance E
e
( mW/cm
2
)
8
10
PT501/PT510
Fig.4-b Collector Current vs. Irradiance
(PT510 )
20
V
CE
= 5V
T
a
= 25˚C
R
BE
=
500kΩ
300kΩ
200kΩ
Fig.5-a Collector Current vs.
Collector-emitter Voltage
26
24
22
20
18
16
14
12
10
8
6
4
2
0
Collector current I
C
( mA )
P
C
( MAX. )
E
e
= 10mW/cm
2
7.5mW/cm
2
5mW/cm
2
2.5mW/cm
2
(PT501 )
T
a
= 25˚C
Collector current I
C
( mA )
15
10
100kΩ
5
50kΩ
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
14
16
Collector-emitter voltage V
CE
( V )
18
20
0
0
2
4
Irradiance E
e
6
( mW/cm
2
)
8
10
Fig.5-b Collector Current vs.
Collector-emitter Voltage
14
T
a
= 25˚C
Collector current I
C
( mA )
12
Fig. 6 Spectral Sensitivity
(PT510 )
100
P
C
( MAX. )
T
a
= 25˚C
80
Relative sensitivity ( % )
10
0
400
600
800
1000
Wavelength
λ
( nm )
1200
10
8
6
4
2
0
I
B
= 10
µ
A
9
µ
A
8
µ
A
7
µ
A
6
µ
A
5
µ
A
4
µ
A
3
µ
A
2
µ
A
1
µ
A
0
2
4
6
8
Collector-emitter voltage V
CE
( V )
60
40
20
Fig. 7 Response Time vs. Load Resistance
200
V
CE
= 2V
I
C
= 2mA
100 T
a
= 25˚C
50
Response time (
µ
s )
Fig. 8 Response Time vs. Base Resistance
(PT510 )
20
10
5
Response time (
µ
s )
V
CE
= 2V
I
C
= 2mA
T
a
= 25˚C
t
r
t
f
t
d
20
10
5
t
f
t
r
2
1
0.5
t
s
2
1
0.1
0.2
0.1
10
0.2
0.5
1
2
5
Load resistance R
L
( k
Ω
)
10
20
50
100 200
500 1000 2000
Base resistance R
BE
( k
Ω
)
5000 10000
PT501/PT510
Test Circuit for Response Time
Fig. 9 Sensitivity Diagram
- 20˚
- 10˚
0˚
100
Correspond to Fig. 7
V
CC
R
L
Output
Correspond to Fig. 8
V
CC
1k
Ω
Output
Input
Output
10%
90%
t
d
R
BE
(
PT501
has no base terminal. )
t
r
t
s
t
f
- 50˚
- 60˚
- 70˚
- 80˚
- 90˚
0
Angular displacement
θ
20
- 40˚
- 30˚
Relative sensitivity ( % )
80
+ 30˚
( T
a
= 25˚C)
+ 10˚
+ 20˚
60
+ 40˚
40
+ 50˚
+ 60˚
+ 70˚
+ 80˚
+ 90˚
Fig.10 Collector-emitter Saturation
Voltage vs. Irradiance
Collector-emitter saturation voltage V
CE ( sat )
( V )
0.8
I
C
= 0.1mA
0.5mA
1mA
2mA
T
a
= 25˚C
0.6
0.4
0.2
0
0
1
2
Irradiance E
e
( mW/cm
2
)
3
q
Please refer to the chapter “ Precautions for Use.”
