Cryogenic Calibration of a Quantum-based Radio Frequency Source

Published

November 2, 2020

Author(s)

Alirio De Jesus Soares Boaventura, Justus Brevik, Dylan Williams, Anna Fox, Manuel Castellanos Beltran, Pete Hopkins, Paul Dresselhaus, Samuel P. Benz

Abstract

We report on the calibration of quantum-based radio frequency waveforms generated by a Josephson arbitrary waveform synthesizer system. We measure these waveforms using a vector network analyzer and calibrate them at 4 K using a custom-designed cryogenic on-wafer multi-line thru-reflect-line calibration kit and a two-tier calibration procedure. The signals tested in this work can be used as reference signals to calibrate measurement instruments with potential benefits in terms of accuracy and flexibility compared to the conventional methods.

Proceedings Title

Automatic RF Techniques Group Microwave Measurements Conference Digest

Conference Dates

August 4-6, 2020

Conference Location

Los Angeles, CA, US

Conference Title

Automatic RF Techniques Group Microwave Measurements Conference 2020 (ARFTG 2020)

Pub Type

Conferences

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https://doi.org/10.1109/ARFTG47271.2020.9241383

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Keywords

superconductive circuits, cryogenic microwave measurements, on-chip calibration, Josephson arbitrary waveform synthesizer, quantum-based voltage standards

Citation

Soares Boaventura, A. , Brevik, J. , Williams, D. , Fox, A. , Castellanos Beltran, M. , Hopkins, P. , Dresselhaus, P. and Benz, S. (2020), Cryogenic Calibration of a Quantum-based Radio Frequency Source, Automatic RF Techniques Group Microwave Measurements Conference Digest, Los Angeles, CA, US, [online], https://doi.org/10.1109/ARFTG47271.2020.9241383, https://tsapps.nist.gov/publication/get_pdf.cfm?pub_id=930008 (Accessed October 9, 2025)