Table 1 Specifications of LED arrays working at different optical wavelengths.

From: Light Emitting Diodes based Photoacoustic Imaging and Potential Clinical Applications

Wavelength (nm)

850

690

620

470

Material

AlGaAs

AlGaInP

AlGaInP

InGaN

Maximal energy output (µJ)

200

80

50

60

Rising time (ns)

21

18

23

18

Falling time * except lag (ns)

36

30

39

33

Wavelength FWHM (nm)

35

21

16

20

Settable pulse width (ns)

35–150