2 of 2

Notes: 1. A 2.0k

variable resistor adjusted for a Forward Current (IF) of 10mA.

2. Input pulse is adjusted so IR(peak) is equal to 10mA.

3. tp » trr

+10 V

2 k

820

0.1uF

D.U.T.

VR

100uH

0.1uF

50

OUTPUT

PULSE

GENERATOR

50

INPUT

SAMPLING

OSCILLOSCOPE

tr

tp

T

10%

90%

IF

IR

trr

T

iR(REC) = 1mA

OUTPUT PULSE

(IF = IR = 10 mA; measured

at iR(REC) = 1mA

INPUT SIGNAL

FIGURE 1. RECOVERY TIME EQUIVALENT TEST CIRCUIT

100

0.2

0.4

VF, FORWARD VOLTAGE ( VOLTS )

0.6

0.8

1.0

10

1.0

0.1

10

0

VR, REVERSE VOLTAGE ( VOLTS )

1.0

0.1

0.01

0.001

10

20

30

40

FIGURE 2. FORWARD VOLTAGE

FIGURE 3. LEAKAGE CURRENT

1.2

50

Figure 1. Reverse Voltage vs Reverse Current

BV - 1.0 to 100

µA

Figure 2. Reverse Current vs Reverse Voltage

IR - 10 to 100V

Figure 3. Forward Voltage vs Forward Current

VF - 1.0 to 100

µA

Figure 4. Forward Voltage vs Forward Current

VF - 0.1 to 10mA

Figure 5. Forward Voltage vs Forward Current

VF - 10 - 800mA

Figure 6. Total Capacitance

1

2

3

5

10

20

30

50

100

110

120

130

140

150

Reverse Current, I

Ta= 25

°C

Ta= 25

°C

GENERAL RULE: The Reverse Current of a diode will approximately

double for every ten (10) Degree C increase in Temperature

10

20

30

50

70

100

0

50

100

150

200

250

300

Reverse Voltage, V

225

1

2

3

5

10

20

30

50

100

250

300

350

400

450

Forward Current, I

F

485

Ta= 25

°C

0.1

0.2 0.3

0.5

1

2

3

5

10

450

500

550

600

650

700

Forward Current, I

725

Ta= 25

°C

10

20

30

50

100

200 300

500

0.6

0.8

1

1.2

1.4

Forward Current, I

1.5

Ta= 25

°C

02

46

8

10

12

14

1

1.1

1.2

1.3

Reverse Voltage [V]

Ta= 25

15