1The Library
Everything written for the arbitrary waveform generator line in one place: application briefs that frame each use case in a page, technical notes on drive techniques and digital output options, and an application note on testing digital logic with serial data patterns. The reference handbook in the sidebar goes deeper still on arbitrary waveform generation fundamentals.
2Radar, EW & Fire-Control
Wideband, agile waveform synthesis for radar and electronic-warfare simulation.
| Document | Title | Access |
|---|---|---|
| Application Brief | Radar & EW Simulation Wideband, agile waveform synthesis for radar target and electronic-warfare emulation. | Read online |
3Laser, Photonics & Medical
Shaped pulse and drive waveforms for laser diodes, photonics research, and medical imaging.
| Document | Title | Access |
|---|---|---|
| Application Brief | Pulsed Laser Diode Test Timing and pulse shaping from a 50 ohm source, gating a DEI current driver that supplies the amperes the diode needs. | Read online |
| Application Brief | Optics & Photonics Arbitrary shapes, fast edges, and tight timing for optics and photonics research. | Read online |
| Application Brief | MRI & Medical Imaging Gradient and RF pulse generation and medical-imaging signal emulation. | Read online |
| Technical Note | Model 685 Series AWGs for Optics, Photonics & Lasers Optics, photonics, and laser drive techniques with the Model 685 series. | Read online |
4HEL/ICF & LiDAR Timing
Low-jitter, precisely timed waveforms for high-energy-laser front ends and LiDAR scenario emulation.
| Document | Title | Access |
|---|---|---|
| Application Brief | HEL / ICF Front-End Timing Timing locked to the facility reference, trigger jitter under 20 ps rms, and stored pre-shaped waveforms at 20 GS/s for high-energy-laser and fusion front ends. | Read online |
| Application Brief | LiDAR Testing Long, precisely timed multi-channel scenario emulation with deep memory and picosecond resolution. | Read online |
5Quantum & Serial/Digital Test
Clean, repeatable waveforms for quantum sensing and QKD, and serial data patterns for digital test.
| Document | Title | Access |
|---|---|---|
| Application Brief | Quantum (QKD & Sensing) Clean, repeatable pulse and waveform generation for quantum key distribution and sensing. | Read online |
| Application Brief | Serial Pattern Generation (SPG) Serial data, PRBS, and stress patterns for high-speed serial and digital test. | Read online |
| Technical Note | ArbRider Series Digital Option The digital output option for the ArbRider series: synchronized LVDS pattern outputs, with the probe and SMA adapter ordered as accessories. | Read online |
| Application Note BNC-AN-032 | Characterizing Digital Logic with Serial Data Pattern Generators How the Model 675 and 685 serial data pattern generators create multilevel bit patterns to characterize logic gates, ICs, and generic digital systems. | Read online |
6Migrating from Legacy ARBs
Replacing a discontinued Tektronix AWG with a drop-in BNC alternative.
| Document | Title | Access |
|---|---|---|
| Migration Brief | Moving from a Tektronix AWG7000 to the Model 685 End the double-pulse workaround: clean, DC-coupled, 16-bit output on the Model 685, with no series resistor or capacitor required. | Read online |