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Pulse Generators

Picosecond designs and manufactures the world’s leading Step, Pulse, and Impulse Generators. The Model 4005 provides 11 ps falltime, our 10,000 series generators offer unparalled risetime/amplitude combinations, and the 12,000 series generators provide fully progammable use up to 1.6GHz.Our Model 10,300B produces 50V pulses, 300 ps risetime, and adjustable duration from <1ns to 100ns. The Model 10,050A produces 10V pulses with 45ps risetime and adjustable duration from 100ps to 10ns.
The 12,000 generator is unique with its programmable rise/falltime and 40V output range while the 12,010 and 12,020 generators offer high rep rates with either 1 or 2 programmable output channels.
Slower risetimes can be obtained by externally attaching a risetime filter. Step waveforms can be converted to impulses by attaching one of our Impulse Forming Networks.

4005 Pulse Calibration Source

 

SPECIFICATIONS
Model Trans. Time Amplitude Max Rep. Rate Pulse Duration Range Baseline Offset Wave- form
12000
Adj.
2.5ns to 200ms
Adj. 40V 165MHz 3ns to 1000s Adj. ±20V Pulse
12010 150ps Adj. 2.5V 800MHz 250ps to 67ns -2V to +3.3V Pulse
12020 150ps Adj. 2.5V 1.6GHz 250ps to 67ns -2V to +3.3V Pulse
4005 11ps -5V 1MHz 16ns No Step
4016 <5ps -5V 500kHz 5ns No Step
10,050A 45ps 10V 100kHz 100ps to 10ns No Pulse
10,060A 55ps Adj. 10V 100kHz 100ps to 10ns No Pulse
10,070A 65ps Adj. ±7.5 V 100kHz 100ps to 10ns Adj. ±5V Pulse
10,300B <300ps Adj. -45V to +50V 100kHz 1ns to 100ns Adj. ±5V Pulse
1000D 500ps FWHM ±35V 1MHz 500ps FWHM No Impulse
2600C 250ps Adj. ±50V 100kHz <1ns to 100ns No Pulse
3500D 75ps FWHM Adj. ±8 V 1MHz 75ps FWHM Adj. ±5V Impulse
3600 70ps FWHM -7.5V 2.5GHz 70ps FWHM No Impulse
4015C Replaced by 4015D
4015D 12ps -5V 500kHz 5ns No Step
4050B 45ps 10V 1MHz 10ns No Pulse
4500E 100ps Adj. 35V 100kHz <1ns to 250ns No Step
TD1107C & TD1110D 20ps to 25ps 230mV 50kHz 4us No Step