generate single pulse

[MedicMamat]

how can one generate a single pulse with tektronix 284 pulse generator?

is there any other alternative for generating single pulse in nanosecond?

thanks

 

[FvM]

TEK 284 isn't designed to generate single pulses. You would need to modify the instrument considerably to generate single pulses. I guess you won't do this, respecting the antique instrument.

If you just ask for nanosecond pulses, you won't necessariíly need a picosecond risetime tunneld diode pulser. There's a lot of pulse generators that can generate single ns pulses. You should tell your specification.

 

[MedicMamat]

thanks for your answer i appreciate that.

i need a source to generate a 25 - 35ns pulse to drive a laser diode.

true it doesnt have to have that picosecond rise time.

 

[FvM]

General purpose laboratory pulse generators will source 5 to 10 V with 50 ohm impedance, resulting in up to 200 mA output current. They mostly have a single pulse option. I'm e.g. using an old HP 8082A for similar purposes. It would be suited to drive a pulse laser diode, if the current is sufficient. Pulse laser diodes have often threshold currents above 1 A, so a special driver circuit is needed.

 

[MedicMamat]

thanks so much you saved me a big day