Electro Optic Benchtop Pulse Generator
B N C
m o d e l 6040
Performance
Versatility
Affordability
✓ Adjustable rates up to 100 MHz
✓ 5V to 800V amplitudes
✓ 650, 850, 904, 1064, 1300 and 1550 nm wavelengths
✓ 1 ns resolution delay and width control
BNC
model
6040
L i sted below a re t h e t i m i n g a n d o u t p u t c h a r a c t eristics of
t he 60 40 m a i n f r a m e . H o w e v e r, m o d u l e s d e t e r m in e specific
p e rf o rman c e lim its a nd c h a r a c t e r i s t i c s s u c h a s maximu m
p uls e width a n d m a x i m u m re p r a t e .
SPECIFICATIONS:
Internal Trigger 0.01Hz to 100 MHz, Accuracy: 0.01% of
setting
Pulse Width 3 ns to 640 S, resolution of 1 ns or 5 digits,
accuracy 0.2%, jitter 25 ps or 0.005%
Delay 0 ns to 640 S, resolution of 1 ns or 5 digits,
accuracy 0.2%, jitter 25 ps or 0.005%
Trig Out A 3 ns wide, 2V high T0 pulse into 50 ohms
Pulse Out A positive 4V pulse into 50 ohms. 1 ns
risetime
ECL Out An ECL level output into 50 ohms. 700 ps
risetime
External Trigger 0 to 100 MHz, slope select and threshold
adjust, 50 ohm input impedance
Single Cycle A push button initiates a single pulse cycle
Double Pulse A pair of identical width pulses separated by
the delay for each event
Impulse A sub-ns impulse is provided for each event.
(optical only)
External Drive An incoming waveform drives a module’s
output between two selected levels.
External Modulation Analog or digital signals modulate the output
of an optical module with high bandwidths.
(optical only)
Th e Mod el 6 040 p ul se g ener at o r p rov id es sup er ior
p erfo rmance charact eri st ic s. Fo r ex ample , t he timing
accuracies of 0 .01% f or fre quency and 0.2% f or de lay
and wi dt h are un usua l f o r a pul se ge ner a tor. The
t rig geri ng ji tt er of 2 5 p s pro vi des s ync hronizing
capab i li t ies usual ly ass oc iat ed w it h only the ve ry bes t
d ig it al del ay s y st ems. P lug- in mo dules let you se lect
t he out p ut conf i gu rat io n yo u cur rent ly ne ed. Even the
main frame 6 040 wi t hou t a ny mod ule provide s c a pable
p osi t iv e and ne gat iv e o ut put s.
C ap ab il i ti es o f the mainf rame wi t h it s modules includ e:
si ngl e p uls e, d ou bl e p ul s e, imp uls e, exte r na l dr ive ,
ex ter nal mod ul ati o n and C W. The module s thems elves
d etermi ne wh ich of t hes e cap ab il i t ies a re ava ila ble .
S ome mo dul es c an o pera t e t o f ull repetition r at e of the
main frame; o t hers are l imi t ed t o a s ma lle r number.
El ec tr ic al Modul es
Th es e int erchang eab le mod ules pro vide elec tr ic al
si gnal s from 5V, 18 0p s ris et i mes t o 800V, 10 ns
ri set imes . Th e hi gh er amp lit ud es have slowe r r ise times
and the slo wer ri set i mes re sul t in reduce d maximum
rep r at es .
Opt ica l M odul es
Th es e int erchang eabl e m od ules p rov id e wav elengths of
650 n m, 650 nm, 850 nm, 904 nm, 1064 nm, 1300 nm
and 1550 nm. Ot her wav el engt h op t ions ma y b e
avai lab le so check wit h t he fa ct o ry i f you ha ve sp eci al
needs . The o pt i cal mod u les o ff er rep r ate , d elay a nd
wi dt h co nt ro l as wel l as amp lit ud e ad jus t – e sse ntia lly
p ro vi di ng t he o p ti cal eq ui v al ent o f an e lect ric al p uls e
generat o r. F or al l t he mod ule s, li g ht is c onvenient ly
p ro vi ded at end o f an o pt i ca l f ib er f o r ea sy routing on
an o pt i cal bench o r t o a t est sys t em.
CW Constant light level outputs. (optical only)
Berkeley Nucleonics Corporation 2955 Kerner Blvd San Rafael, CA 94901 U.S.A
Phone: 800.234.7858 Fax: 415.453.9956 E-mail: info@berkeleynucleonics.com
BNC
model
6040
Electrical Modules
T he se interch a n g e a b l e m o d u l e s p ro v i d e e l e c t r i c a l si gnals from 5V, 180ps risetimes to 800V, 10 ns riset imes. The higher
a m pli tudes ha v e s l o w e r ri s e t i m e s a n d t h e s l o w e r r is etimes result in reduced maximum rep rates.
ELECTRICAL MODULE
CHARACTERISTICS
AMPLITUDE
INTO 50 OHMS
OFFSET
MAX RATE
RISETIME
MIN WIDTH
MAX WIDTH
201E
fast risetime
high rep rate
5V
+/- 5 V
180 ps
100 MHz
1 ns
640 S
202H
high pulse power
300 V
None
500 KHz
5 ns
12 ns
.005%/us
droop
310H
high pulse power
800 V
None
40 KHz
15 ns
25 ns
1%/us
droop
Optical Modules
T he se interch a n g e a b l e m o d u l e s p ro v i d e w a v e l e n g t hs of 635 nm, 650 nm, 660 nm, 850 nm, 904 nm, 1064 nm, 1300 nm
a nd 1 5 50 nm. Ot he r wa v e l e n g t h o p t i o n s m a y b e a va il ab l e so check wi t h t he f act ory i f you have sp eci al needs. The
o ptical mod ule s o ff e r re p r a t e , d e l a y a n d w i d t h c o nt rol as well as amplitude adjust – essentially providing the optical
e quivalent of a n e l e c t r i c a l p u l s e g e n e r a t o r. F o r a l l t he modules, light is conveniently provided at end of an optical fiber
f o r easy rou ti n g o n a n o p ti c a l b e n c h o r t o a t e s t s yst em.
OPTICAL MODEULE
WAVE LENGHT
PEAK
POWER
MODE
MAX
RATE
MIN
WIDTH
MAX
WIDTH
IMPULSE
CW
EXT MOD
EXT DR
650 nm
635, 660
available
2 mW
higher
available
multi
100
MHz
3 ns
640 S
yes
yes
yes
yes
65
850 nm
2 mW
multi
100
MHz
3 ns
640 S
yes
yes
yes
yes
904 nm
1 mW
single
100
MHz
3 ns
640 S
yes
yes
yes
yes
1064 nm
1 mw
single
100
MHz
3ns
640 S
yes
yes
yes
yes
1064 nm
50 mW
(*100mW)
multi
2 kHz
10 ns
25 ns*
contact
factory
yes
yes
yes
1300 nm
1 mW
single
100
MHz
3 ns
640 S
yes
yes
yes
yes
1550 nm
1 mW
single
100
MHz
3 ns
640 S
yes
yes
yes
yes
1550 nm
40 mW
multi
2 kHz
10
25 ns
contact
factory
pulse
only
yes
yes
85
90
106C
106H
130
155
155H
Berkeley Nucleonics Corporation 2955 Kerner Blvd San Rafael, CA 94901 U.S.A
Phone: 800.234.7858 Fax: 415.453.9956 E-mail: info@berkeleynucleonics.com