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AC and DC Voltages From a Josephson Arbitrary Waveform Synthesizer

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Author(s)

Samuel P. Benz, Charles J. Burroughs, Paul D. Dresselhaus, Laurie Christian

Abstract

We have synthesized and measured ac and dc voltages using a Josephson arbitrary waveform synthesizer. On-chip filtering has enabled the first practical operating margins for ac and arbitrary waveforms. Using a digital voltmeter, we demonstrate the operating margins and linearity of 101 synthesized dc voltages and confirm the flatness of a single voltage step. We present the first ac-dc and ac-ac voltage measurements of the synthesizer at 3.65 mV using an ac-dc thermal transfer standard. This quantum-based standard source can be used to measure the ac-dc difference of thermal transfer standards at small voltages.
Citation
IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement
Volume
50
Issue
2

Keywords

digital-analog conversion, frequency control, frequency domain synthesis, frequency synthesizers, Josephson arrays, standards, superconducting microwave devices, superconducting-normal-superconductor

Citation

Benz, S. , Burroughs, C. , Dresselhaus, P. and Christian, L. (2001), AC and DC Voltages From a Josephson Arbitrary Waveform Synthesizer, IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement, [online], https://tsapps.nist.gov/publication/get_pdf.cfm?pub_id=30239 (Accessed November 11, 2024)

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Created May 7, 2001, Updated February 19, 2017