Tektronix AWG70000 arbitrary waveform generator

The Tektronix AWG70000 arbitrary waveform generator offers up to 50 GS/s and 10-bit vertical, enabling easy generation of complex signals. The series supports a wide range of demanding signal generation requirements in defence electronics, high-speed serial, optical networking and advanced research applications.

The generators give design engineers and researchers the ability to create, generate or replicate ideal, distorted or ‘real-life’ signals, an essential step in the design and measurement process.

The AWG70000 offers bandwidth on demand by generating wide bandwidth signals at baseband, IF and RF frequencies up to 20 GHz, with greater than -80 dBc dynamic range. With up to 16 GSa of waveform memory, it can generate unique signals that are long enough to simulate real-world environments.

Researchers developing new and faster optical technologies can use the sample rate and high vertical resolution of the generator to very high bandwidth signals with good spectral purity. Multiple units can be synchronised together to provide a complete IQ signal generation at these high bandwidths.

The generator also offers a two-box solution for HDMI 2.0, supporting four lanes at 6 Gbps per lane. The signal performance of the generator matches or is said to be better than current solutions with an SFDR spec that is up to -80 dBc.