The new AWG70000 family supports a wide range of signal generation requirements, including defense electronics, high-speed serial communications, optical networks, and advanced research applications.
As signal speeds and complexity continue to increase across all RF segments, engineers and researchers need higher-performance function generators to test their designs. The AWG70000 series meets these needs with its unique performance and combination of 50 GS/s, 16 GS of waveform memory, and 10-bit vertical resolution. This means they can generate fast, clean signals that can stimulate receivers or other devices under test for extended periods.
Researchers at Bell Labs, the research organization of Alcatel-Lucent, recently used the AWG70000 to generate signals required for their advanced research, demonstrating 1.5 Terabits per second over ultra-long-haul superchannel transmission via optical fiber.
The AWG70000 series offers design engineers and researchers the ability to create, generate, or replicate ideal, distorted, or "real" signals—an essential step in the design and measurement process. By offering easy generation of highly complex signals with complete control over signal characteristics, the AWG70000 series provides the industry's best solution for meeting measurement challenges in the following applications:
Defense Electronics – The AWG70000 offers on-demand bandwidth by generating wideband signals in baseband, IF, and RF frequencies up to 20 GHz, with over -80 dBc dynamic range. With up to 16 waveform memory GSamples, it can generate unique signals that are ideal for simulating real-world environments, making it the most flexible wideband signal generation product available today.
Optics – Researchers developing new and faster optical technologies can use the AWG70000's sampling rate and vertical resolution to generate very high-bandwidth signals with excellent spectral purity. Multiple units can be synchronized to provide high-quality signal generation across these wide bandwidths.
High-speed serial communications – Next-generation serial buses have intensive signal generation requirements. For example, the AWG70000 offers a two-box solution for HDMI 2.0, supporting four channels at 6 Gbps per channel. It allows designers to add imperfections to waveforms directly, eliminating reliance on hardware components to generate the necessary signals.
Advanced Research – The AWG70000 series is ideal for a variety of research applications, giving scientists the ability to create high-precision, high-speed, and non-standard signals. With the AWG70000, engineers and researchers can now generate signals that were previously impossible to produce.
