Pulse generator is an electronic circuit capable of producing a waveform that rises abruptly, maintains a relatively flat top for an extremely short interval, and then rapidly falls to zero. A relaxation oscillator, such as a multivibrator, may be adjusted to generate a rectangular waveform having an extremely short duration, and as such it is referred to as a pulse generator. However, there is a class of circuits whose exclusive function is generating short-duration, rectangular waveforms. These circuits are usually specifically identified as pulse generators. An example of such a pulse generator is the triggered blocking oscillator, which is a single relaxation oscillator having transformer-coupled feedback from output to input. The term pulse generator is often applied not only to an electronic circuit generating prescribed pulse sequences but to an electronic instrument designed to generate sequences of pulses with variable delays and pulse widths.

Pulse Induction Metal Detector are used in the construction industry. Pulse induction metal detectors comprises a detecting circuit for detecting a response to the current pulses and a sampling circuit for sampling the response at predetermined times at least during the time of one of the pulses.