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Error Measurements and Analysis for an AC Josephson Voltage Standard

Published

Author(s)

Charles J. Burroughs, Samuel Benz, Paul Dresselhaus

Abstract

The Josephson arbitrary waveform synthesizer can be used as a precision voltage source for both ac and dc signals. Recent improvements in circuit designs have have resulted in output voltages greater than 100 mV so that we can investigate ac metrology measurements in the 1 kHz to 50 kHz frequency range. In this paper we present experimental measurements of several significant error sources that must be considered in order to create an intrinsic ac volrage standard at these frequencies. These results and the corresponding theoretical analysis allow us to move toward creating a practical ac Josephson voltage standard.
Proceedings Title
Proc., Conference on Precision Electromagnetic Measurements (CPEM)
Conference Dates
June 16-21, 2002
Conference Location
Ottawa, 1, CA

Keywords

ac voltage standard, Josephson voltage standard

Citation

Burroughs, C. , Benz, S. and Dresselhaus, P. (2002), Error Measurements and Analysis for an AC Josephson Voltage Standard, Proc., Conference on Precision Electromagnetic Measurements (CPEM), Ottawa, 1, CA, [online], https://tsapps.nist.gov/publication/get_pdf.cfm?pub_id=16244 (Accessed March 28, 2024)
Created May 31, 2002, Updated October 12, 2021