Tektronix Offers Signal Source Ap Note

Aug. 3, 2006

Tektronix is offering a free, 52-page application note on arbitrary waveform generation called "XYZs of Signal Sources." Available for download from the company's website (after a brief questionnaire), the detailed application note examines the meaning of different arbitrary waveform generator specifications, including bandwidh, horizontal and vertical resolution, memory depth, filtering capabilities, and sequencing capabilities. Based on the firm's AFG3000 series of arbitrary waveform generators (with frequencies to 240 MHz and sampling rates to 2 GSamples/s), the application note shows how to create different types of waveforms, including modulated and pulsed signals. For a free copy (after that little survey), visit the Tektronix website at http://www.tektronix.com

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Jack Browne

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Jack Browne, Technical Contributor, has worked in technical publishing for over 30 years. He managed the content and production of three technical journals while at the American Institute of Physics, including Medical Physics and the Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology. He has been a Publisher and Editor for Penton Media, started the firm’s Wireless Symposium & Exhibition trade show in 1993, and currently serves as Technical Contributor for that company's Microwaves & RF magazine. Browne, who holds a BS in Mathematics from City College of New York and BA degrees in English and Philosophy from Fordham University, is a member of the IEEE.