A 10 Volt 'Turn-Key' Programmable Josephson Voltage Standard for DC and Stepwise-Approximated Waveforms

Published

July 26, 2009

Author(s)

Charles J. Burroughs, Alain Rufenacht, Paul D. Dresselhaus, Samuel P. Benz, Mike Elsbury

Abstract

The output voltage of Programmable Josephson Voltage Standard (PJVS) circuits has reached the 10 V benchmark, which was set over twenty years ago by conventional dc Josephson Voltage Standard (JVS) systems. The non-hysteretic Josephson junctions in these next-generation 10 V PJVS systems enable a number of advantages and additional features as compared with JVS systems. Most importantly, the new PJVS system will have comprehensive 'Turn-Key' automation and be able to fully characterize all operating margins of the device without operator participation. Inherent voltage-step stability and large current margins (1 mA), which eliminate the need for output filters, will enable new applications not previously possible with conventional JVS. Rapid settling time (200 ns) will enable the generation of both DC and stepwise-approximated AC voltages that will be metrologically useful up to a few hundred hertz. The lower microwave frequency (20 GHz instead of 75 GHz) will reduce cost and improve reliability of the system.

Proceedings Title

Conference Proceedings of NCSL International Workshop and Symposium

Conference Dates

July 26-30, 2009

Conference Location

San Antonio, TX

Conference Title

NCSL International Workshop and Symposium

Pub Type

Conferences

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Keywords

Digital-analog conversion, Josephson arrays, Quantization, Signal synthesis, Standards, Voltage measurement

Citation

Burroughs, C. , Rufenacht, A. , Dresselhaus, P. , Benz, S. and Elsbury, M. (2009), A 10 Volt 'Turn-Key' Programmable Josephson Voltage Standard for DC and Stepwise-Approximated Waveforms, Conference Proceedings of NCSL International Workshop and Symposium, San Antonio, TX, [online], https://tsapps.nist.gov/publication/get_pdf.cfm?pub_id=902878 (Accessed October 11, 2025)