Using high power infrared emitter with arduino

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Hi,
I was looking for an emitter whith an angle wilder than a regular LED and I found the oslon black 940 nm
I put a link here to illustrate this component:
http://ca.mouser.com/Search/m_ProductDetail.aspx?Osram-Opto-Semiconductor%2FSFH-4725S%2F&qs=%2Fha2pyFadugl98Mhm4C6gQd9oNfhibH06bkpq3o3Ps8%3D

Did anybody ever used this with an arduino?
I basically would like to be sure it can worked correct with an arduino before ordering it.
I also wanted to have advice to use it.

I wand to make a detection system but I need an emitter with a wild angle.

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Did anybody ever used this with an arduino?

Why do you think that is relevant? It is a device, it can be interfaced with an Arduino.

I wand to make a detection system but I need an emitter with a wild angle.

That doesn't make much sense. How do you propose to do that?

That LED will require a 1A constant current driver circuit, the Arduino can then turn that on or off, but why would it need to? In a detection system won't it be on all the time?

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sephir29:
I wand to make a detection system but I need an emitter with a wild angle.

What detection system, and why the wild wide angle.
The LED shown could probably be used to light up a yard for a night vision security camera.
Search for "IR LED star base" on ebay for easier to use (on a star base) IR power LEDs.
Leo..