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Differential Sampling Measurement of a 7 V rms Sine Wave and a Programmable Josephson Voltage Standard

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Author(s)

Alain Rufenacht, Charles J. Burroughs, Samuel Benz, Paul Dresselhaus

Abstract

A 10 V programmable Josephson voltage standard has enabled sine waves with rms voltages up to 7 V to be accurately measured with differential sampling methods. This paper reviews the challenges and limitations of differential sampling that arise when rms voltages greater than a few volts are measured. Preliminary measurements confirmed the capability of the NIST 10 V Josephson array to perform this task and emphasize the need for highly stable and low-phase-noise ac sine wave voltage sources in order to further reduce the measurement uncertainty.
Proceedings Title
Conference on Precision Electromagnetic Measurements Conference Digest
Volume
28
Conference Dates
July 1-6, 2012
Conference Location
National Harbor, MD, US
Conference Title
Conference on Precision Electromagnetic Measurements
Pub Type
Conferences

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https://doi.org/10.1109/CPEM.2012.6250857
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Keywords

Differential amplifiers, digital-analog conversion, Josephson arrays, standards, voltage measurement
Quantum information science, Metrology and Electrical / electromagnetic metrology

Citation

Rufenacht, A. , Burroughs, C. , Benz, S. and Dresselhaus, P. (2012), Differential Sampling Measurement of a 7 V rms Sine Wave and a Programmable Josephson Voltage Standard, Conference on Precision Electromagnetic Measurements Conference Digest, National Harbor, MD, US, [online], https://doi.org/10.1109/CPEM.2012.6250857 , https://tsapps.nist.gov/publication/get_pdf.cfm?pub_id=910561 (Accessed October 11, 2025)

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Created June 30, 2012, Updated October 12, 2021
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