SHFSG#
The Zurich Instruments SHFSG Signal Generator produces qubit control signals in the frequency range from DC to 8.5 GHz with a spurious-free modulation bandwidth of 1 GHz. The SHFSG uses a double superheterodyne technique for frequency up-conversion, which eliminates the need for mixer calibration and saves time on system tune-up. Each SHFSG comes with 4 or 8 analog output channels with 14-bit vertical resolution.
Please refer to the user manual for an in-depth explanation of all features.
Like every device the device specific settings and data is organized in a path like structure called the node tree. zhinst-toolkit provides a pythonic way of interacting with this node tree. For more information about all functionalities and usage of the node tree in toolkit refer to the dedicated section.
The package zhinst-utils provided by Zurich Instruments offers a
collection of helper functions to ease the use of the SHFSG among other devices.
Toolkit embeds these functions inside the nodetree. The following table shows
the equivalent functions in zhinst-toolkit.
zhinst-utils |
zhinst-toolkit |
info |
|---|---|---|
sgchannel |
shfsg.sgchannels[n]… |
|
configure_channel() |
Configures the RF input and output of a specified channel. |
|
configure_pulse_modulation() |
Configure the pulse modulation. |
|
configure_sine_generation() |
Configures the sine generator output. |
|
Modulation frequency of the AWG (Depends on the selected oscillator). |
||
AWG |
shfsg.sgchannels[n].awg… |
|
configure_marker_and_trigger() |
Configures the trigger inputs and marker outputs of the AWG. |
In addition to the above mentioned zhinst-utils function the SHFSG
also supports the common AWG functionalities.
The following examples give a brief overview of how the SHFSG can be used in zhinst-toolkit.