A high voltage waveform generator comprising a generator inductor; a high voltage nanosecond pulser electrically and/or inductively coupled with the generator inductor, the high voltage nanosecond pulser configured to charge the generator inductor with: a first pulse burst comprising a first plurality of high voltage pulses, each pulse of the first plurality of pulses having a first pulse width, the first pulse burst having a first burst period; and a second pulse burst comprising a second plurality of high voltage pulses, each pulse of the second plurality of pulses having a second pulse width, the second pulse burst having a second burst period, wherein the second pulse width and the first pulse width are different and the second burst period being different than the first burst period; and a plasma coupled with the nanosecond pulser via the generator inductor such that the first pulse burst and the second pulse burst are applied to the generator inductor and the plasma, the voltage across the plasma varying according to: a first plasma pulse having a first output pulse width and a first output voltage, the first output pulse width being substantially equal to the first burst period and the first output voltage being substantially proportional to the first pulse width, and a second plasma pulse having a second output pulse width and a second output voltage, the second output pulse width being substantially equal to the second burst period and the second output voltage being substantially proportional to the second pulse width. a generator inductor; a high voltage nanosecond pulser electrically and/or inductively coupled with the generator inductor, the high voltage nanosecond pulser configured to charge the generator inductor with: a first pulse burst comprising a first plurality of high voltage pulses, each pulse of the first plurality of pulses having a first pulse width, the first pulse burst having a first burst period; and a second pulse burst comprising a second plurality of high voltage pulses, each pulse of the second plurality of pulses having a second pulse width, the second pulse burst having a second burst period, wherein the second pulse width and the first pulse width are different and the second burst period being different than the first burst period; and a first pulse burst comprising a first plurality of high voltage pulses, each pulse of the first plurality of pulses having a first pulse width, the first pulse burst having a first burst period; and a second pulse burst comprising a second plurality of high voltage pulses, each pulse of the second plurality of pulses having a second pulse width, the second pulse burst having a second burst period, wherein the second pulse width and the first pulse width are different and the second burst period being different than the first burst period; and a plasma coupled with the nanosecond pulser via the generator inductor such that the first pulse burst and the second pulse burst are applied to the generator inductor and the plasma, the voltage across the plasma varying according to: a first plasma pulse having a first output pulse width and a first output voltage, the first output pulse width being substantially equal to the first burst period and the first output voltage being substantially proportional to the first pulse width, and a second plasma pulse having a second output pulse width and a second output voltage, the second output pulse width being substantially equal to the second burst period and the second output voltage being substantially proportional to the second pulse width. a first plasma pulse having a first output pulse width and a first output voltage, the first output pulse width being substantially equal to the first burst period and the first output voltage being substantially proportional to the first pulse width, and a second plasma pulse having a second output pulse width and a second output voltage, the second output pulse width being substantially equal to the second burst period and the second output voltage being substantially proportional to the second pulse width.