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Alain Rufenacht (Fed)

Publications

Dual-Frequency-Bias Programmable Josephson Voltage Standard Circuit

Author(s)
Alain Rufenacht, Anna Fox, Raegan Johnson, Benjamin Scheck, Paul Dresselhaus, Samuel Benz
This article presents a 2-V programmable Josephson voltage standard (PJVS) with dual microwave frequency inputs and multiple output taps. The design provides

Leakage Current Pathways in Josephson Arbitrary Waveform Synthesizer Standards

Author(s)
Raegan Johnson, Jesus Mejia, Alain Rufenacht, Anna Fox, Nathan Flowers-Jacobs, Frederic Overney, Paul Dresselhaus, Samuel Benz
The voltage errors related to ac leakage currents in Josephson arbitrary waveform synthesizer (JAWS) systems are significant contributors to the overall system

Stability Study of ac Voltage Source using Josephson Voltage Standards

Author(s)
Ghislain Granger, Waldemar G. Kuerten Ihlenfeld, Alain Rufenacht, Nathan Flowers-Jacobs, Anna Fox, Raegan Johnson, Jesus Mejia
The stability of an ac voltage source fabricated at the National Research Council Canada (NRC) is investigated. NRC uses differential sampling to monitor the
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Patents (2018-Present)

An automated comparison measurement between two PJVS systems using an analog nanovoltmeter

Josephson Voltage Standard

NIST Inventors
Samuel P. Benz , Paul Dresselhaus , Alain Rufenacht , Nathan Flowers-Jacobs and Anna Fox
A Josephson voltage standard includes: electrical conductors that receive bias currents and radiofrequency biases; a first Josephson junction array that: includes a first Josephson junction and produces a first voltage reference from the first bias current and the third bias current; a second
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Created October 9, 2019, Updated December 8, 2022
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