FPGA circuits are increasingly being used in laser systems as they provide reliability and flexibility. They are often used for the purpose of controlling laser diodes and
synchronizing other electronic components. There are many different FPGA circuits, but their performance depends on the manufacturing and purpose of the application. In our master’s thesis, we developed two pulse generators using low and high-performance FPGA modules. For each module, we used a different communication system and user interface. We compared the circuits with each other in terms of component occupancy, output signal shape, and delay between signals. We described the advantages of the high-performance module in the field of operating clock and pulse synchronization. We also installed a digital-to-analog converter on the module, with which we implemented a DDS system for controlling the output frequency of the signal.
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