NTE3100
Photon Coupled Interrupter Module
Description:
The NTE3100 Interrupter Module is a gallium arsenide infrared emitting diode coupled to a silicon
phototransistor on a plastic housing. The package system is designed to optimize the mechanical
resolution, coupling efficiency, ambient light rejection, cost, and reliability. The gap in the housing pro-
vides a means of interrupting the signal with an opaque material, switching the output from an “ON”
into an “OFF” state.
Absolute Maximum Ratings: (TA = +25°C unless otherwise specified)
Total Device
Operating Temperature Range, TJ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . –55° to +100°C
Storage Temperature Range, Tstg . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . –55° to +100°C
Lead Temperature (During Soldering, 5sec max), TL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . +260°C
Infrared Emitting Diode
Power Dissipation, PE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100mW
Derate Above 25°C . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.33mW/°C
Forward Current, IF
Continuous . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60mA
Peak (Pulse Width ≤ 1µs, PRR ≤ 300pps) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3A
Reverse Voltage, VR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6V
Phototransistor
Power Dissipation, PD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150mW
Derate Above 25°C . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.0mW/°C
Continuous Collector Current, IC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100mA
Collector–Emitter Voltage, VCEO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55V
Emitter–Collector Voltage, VECO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6V
Electrical Characteristics: (TA = +25°C, Note 1 unless otherwise specified)
Parameter
Symbol
Test Conditions
Min Typ Max Unit
Emitter
Reverse Breakdown Voltage
Forward Voltage
V(BR)R IR = 10µA
6
–
–
–
–
–
–
V
V
VF
IR
IF = 60mA
1.7
Reverse Current
VR = 5V
–
100 nA
pF
Capacitance
Ci
V = 0, f = 1MHz
30
–
Note 1. Stray irradiation can alter values of characteristics. Adequate shielding should be provided.