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Arbitrary Waveform Generators

AWGAny signal you can describe, speeds you won't believe.

A family of Arbs reaching industry-leading speeds, memory, and output levels. Synchronized digital and analog channels, 9 Gpts of memory, an award-winning touchscreen interface, and 65 years of signal generator experience to support your future needs.

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20 GS/s
Max sample rate
10 GHz
Bandwidth
9 Gpts
Waveform memory
50 ps
Rise / fall
The AWG line

Eight models.
125 MS/s to 20 GS/s.

Every Berkeley Nucleonics arbitrary waveform generator shares the same touchscreen software, the same waveform tools, and the same trigger and synchronization architecture. Pick the speed, resolution, and channel count your bench needs.

Berkeley Nucleonics Model 686 high-speed arbitrary waveform generator

High-Speed / Wideband

3 GS/s to 20 GS/s · 10 GHz

The fastest generators in the line, for quantum, photonics, high-speed serial, radar, and electronic warfare. Picosecond timing, deep memory, and multi-unit synchronization.

Models 686 · 685 · 685C
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Berkeley Nucleonics general-purpose arbitrary waveform generator

General-Purpose / Precision

125 MS/s to 1.2 GS/s · 16-bit

Versatile 16-bit benchtop generators that switch between arbitrary waveform, function, and pulse modes. Built for R&D, production, and teaching labs that need one flexible source.

Models 675 · 676 · 670C · 645
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Berkeley Nucleonics Model A2255 arbitrary waveform generator

Compact A-Series

1.25 GS/s · 14-bit · 2 channels

Space-saving two-channel generators for OEM integration and automated test systems, with the same waveform engine in a compact, system-friendly package.

Models A2255 · A2085
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The interface

A touchscreen built for waveforms.

Every generator runs the same touch software, with the waveform drawn large and live. Switch between arbitrary waveform, function-generator, pulse-pattern, and digital-pattern modes without leaving the screen.

TrueArb arbitrary waveform mode interface

TrueArb

Define any waveform point by point. Sine, ramp, gaussian, and fully arbitrary segments with per-entry repetition and length.

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Pulse pattern generator mode interface

Pulse Pattern

Carrier, transition, and channel controls for precise pulse shaping, with period, rise, and fall set directly in engineering units.

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Digital pattern mode interface

Digital Pattern

Lay out multi-line digital sequences with counter and clock entries, length and repetition per step, and live memory feedback.

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Why these generators

Speed, depth, and timing.

20 GS/s

Real-time update

Sample rates from 125 MS/s up to 20 GS/s, with up to 10 GHz of bandwidth on the Model 686.

14 to 16 bit

Vertical resolution

14-bit at the highest speeds, 16-bit across the precision models, for clean amplitude detail.

9 Gpts

Waveform memory

Deep per-channel memory holds long, complex scenarios without stitching or re-arming.

50 ps

Rise / fall

Sub-nanosecond edges and 50 ps timing resolution for pulse shaping and fast emulation.

Sub-2 ps

Trigger jitter

Low-jitter operation against an external master clock, with sub-100 fs sync across units.

Up to 4 units

Synchronization

Combine up to four Model 686 units for 16 analog and 128 digital synchronized channels.

Applications

Where these generators go to work.

Each application ships with a technical brief covering the setup, the method, and the model that fits. Click for more or submit your application.

Flagship

HEL / ICF Front-End Timing

Low-jitter master-clock timing and in-firmware pulse pre-compensation for high-energy-laser and fusion front ends, in one generator.

 Sensing

LiDAR Testing

Long, precisely timed multi-channel scenarios with 9 Gpts of memory and 50 ps resolution to emulate reflected pulses.

 Photonics

Pulsed Laser Diode Test

Sub-nanosecond Gaussian pulses at 5 Vpp and up to 100 mA, consolidating shaped-pulse and current-drive into one instrument.

 Quantum

Quantum (QKD & Sensing)

Clean, repeatable pulse and waveform generation for quantum key distribution and quantum sensing experiments.

 Defense

Radar & EW Simulation

Wideband, agile waveform synthesis for radar target and electronic-warfare threat emulation across multiple channels.

 Optics

Optics & Photonics

Drive modulators and sources with arbitrary shapes, fast edges, and tight timing for optics and photonics research.
Berkeley Nucleonics

Find the right generator.

Tell us the signal you need to produce and the channels, speed, and timing it demands. We will point you to the model that fits, or build a configuration around it.

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