The Honeywell SEP8736 is an aluminum gallium arsenide infrared emitting diode molded in a side-emitting smoke gray plastic package. This design combines the mounting advantage of a side-emitting package with the narrow emission pattern of a T-1 style device. It's ideal for applications needing longer coupling distances, such as touch screens, and minimizes crosstalk in adjacent channels. The diode is designed for those applications which require longer coupling distances than standard side-emitting devices can provide.