A Measurement of the Fast Luminescent Decays of the MV-50 LED

Abstract

The fast luminescent decay of the MV‐50 GaAs doped Si light emitting diode has been studied. The MV‐50 provides a fast, inexpensive, bright, and convenient light source for calibration of fast optical timing systems. A simple passive electronic module is described which allows driving the light source directly by a laboratory pulse generator.