The SFH 4787S from Osram Opto Semiconductors is a new infrared LED (IRED) for iris scanners. It illuminates the eyes so evenly that the software identifying the iris pattern now hardly needs to correct artefacts. A wavelength of 810 nanometers (nm) delivers high-contrast images for all eye colors. The emission direction is tilted by 8°, while the emission angle is ±18°. The optical output of this highly efficient emitter is 720 milliwatts (mW) at a current of 1 amp, with a radiant intensity of 1,000 milliwatts per steradian (mW/sr). It is available in a compact 3.5 x 3.5 x 1.6 millimeter large Oslux package.