Direct comparison of a Pulse-driven Josephson Arbitrary Waveform Synthesizer and a Programmable Josephson Voltage Standard at 1 Volt

Published

July 9, 2016

Author(s)

Alain Rufenacht, Nathan Flowers-Jacobs, Anna Fox, Charles J. Burroughs, Paul Dresselhaus, Samuel P. Benz

Abstract

We have performed direct ac comparisons between two types of quantum voltage standards, a pulse- driven Josephson arbitrary waveform synthesizer and a programmable Josephson voltage standard, at 1 V rms amplitude and a frequency of 100 Hz. The system architectures for these two Josephson technologies are quite different, however in the range where their capabilities overlap they should produce identical results. This comparison under various test conditions is a powerful method for verifying ideal performance of the systems, and exploring a number of potential systematic errors in both measurement methods and system operations.

Conference Dates

July 10-15, 2016

Conference Location

Ottawa, CA

Conference Title

Conference on Precision Electromagnetic Measurements

Pub Type

Conferences

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https://doi.org/10.1109/CPEM.2016.7540603

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Keywords

Voltage Measurement, Josephson arrays, Signal sampling, Standards

Citation

Rufenacht, A. , Flowers-Jacobs, N. , Fox, A. , Burroughs, C. , Dresselhaus, P. and Benz, S. (2016), Direct comparison of a Pulse-driven Josephson Arbitrary Waveform Synthesizer and a Programmable Josephson Voltage Standard at 1 Volt, Conference on Precision Electromagnetic Measurements, Ottawa, CA, [online], https://doi.org/10.1109/CPEM.2016.7540603, https://tsapps.nist.gov/publication/get_pdf.cfm?pub_id=920115 (Accessed March 13, 2025)