I'm using IR LEDs to blast away at a bunch of photodiodes, which I then latch into a shift-register and read into a PIC.

While reading/browsing about the topic I found an article that stated that the best way to ensure the conduction in the photodiodes would be to blast them with the LED radiation generated by a PWM signal at the center frequency of the modulated light sensor.

What I take from this is already what I intended to do, but the frequency aspects got me thinking.

Given that the PDs I'm using have an untraceable datasheet (I know that the reference is SWPD3330-16, from Sunwell), does anyone have any info that might help me figure out how to calculate the best frequency? As an alternative, is there any rule of thumb for this kind of problem? What would be a good starting point/estimate for the PWM frequency?

EDIT: After reading the comments, I would like to add the following:

• I am using a photodiode. It looks like a LED and has two leads. The only thing I know about it is the aforementioned part number: SWPD3330-16.
• The article does not specifically relate to my question, but on page 5 (2169), in the paragraph starting with "Step 2", you'll find what I quoted. LINK