Josephson Arbitrary Waveform Synthesizer as Reference Standard for the Measurement of the Phase of Harmonics in Distorted Signals

Published

July 7, 2018

Author(s)

Dimitrios Georgakopoulos, Ilya F. Budovsky, Samuel P. Benz, G. Gubler

Abstract

In this work we use the Josephson arbitrary waveform synthesizer to provide traceability for the phase of the harmonics of a distorted waveform, relative to its fundamental. For distorted waveforms with rms values in the range from 0.154 V to 0.2 V and harmonic magnitudes from 5% to 40 % of the fundamental, our system can generate odd harmonics up to the 39th with phase uncertainties from 0.002 to 0.010 (k=2.0), depending on the harmonic number and harmonic magnitude. Index Terms — Josephson junction array, measurement techniques, measurement standards, phase measurement, quantum voltage standards, spectrum analysis

Conference Dates

July 8-13, 2018

Conference Location

Paris, FR

Conference Title

Conference on Precision Electromagnetic Measurements

Pub Type

Conferences

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https://doi.org/10.1109/CPEM.2018.8501223

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Keywords

phase standard, voltage standard, superconductor, Josephson junction, power measurement

Citation

Georgakopoulos, D. , Budovsky, I. , Benz, S. and Gubler, G. (2018), Josephson Arbitrary Waveform Synthesizer as Reference Standard for the Measurement of the Phase of Harmonics in Distorted Signals, Conference on Precision Electromagnetic Measurements, Paris, FR, [online], https://doi.org/10.1109/CPEM.2018.8501223, https://tsapps.nist.gov/publication/get_pdf.cfm?pub_id=925107 (Accessed October 10, 2025)