High Continuous Frequency — Sustained High Repetition Rate
Advanced Pulse Features
What it is
High Continuous Frequency is an output-stage architecture optimized for one thing: delivering high pulse repetition rates continuously, not just for a brief window. Where a standard output stage is built to handle occasional high-frequency demand, this one is built to run at high frequency as the normal operating condition — for the full duration of a process, not a test window.
In practice, that means sustained output at tens to hundreds of kilohertz — no reduction in amplitude over time, no duty-cycle restrictions, no built-in cool-down intervals. The generator runs at its rated frequency for as long as the process requires. Hours, not seconds.
Why it matters
If your process needs a specific repetition rate, it needs that rate for the entire run — not for a short test window. A generator that hits its rated frequency for a few seconds before backing off isn't actually giving you the number on the spec sheet; it's giving you a number you can't run at when it counts.
High Continuous Frequency closes that gap: the rate you configure is the rate the system holds for as long as the process runs, at full amplitude, with no duty-cycle restrictions and no built-in cool-down breaks. Whether that's a ten-minute test or a production line running all day, the frequency doesn't drift and it doesn't need to be interrupted to stay within thermal limits.
Technical detail
Sustained high-frequency output comes down to heat. Every pulse dissipates energy in the output switching stage, and at high repetition rates that energy adds up fast — average power dissipation stays high even when each individual pulse is small. The system needs a way to move that heat out continuously, or it has to either shut down or reduce its own output to stay within safe limits.
This is a different answer to the same underlying problem Burst Mode solves. Burst Mode manages average power by scheduling deliberate off-time into the pulse pattern. High Continuous Frequency removes the need for that off-time in the first place, by giving the output stage enough thermal headroom to run flat-out without a break. If your process can’t tolerate the pulse train stopping and starting, this is the one that fits.
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