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Cryogenic Calibration of a Quantum-based Radio Frequency Source

November 2, 2020
Author(s)
Alirio De Jesus Soares Boaventura, Justus A. Brevik, Dylan Williams, Anna E. Fox, Manuel C. Castellanos Beltran, Peter F. Hopkins, Paul D. Dresselhaus, Samuel P. Benz
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

Cryogenic Calibration of a Quantum-based Radio Frequency Source

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
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

Characterization of a Josephson Junction Comb Generator

October 13, 2020
Author(s)
Akim Babenko, Alirio De Jesus Soares Boaventura, Nathan Flowers-Jacobs, Justus Brevik, Anna Fox, Dylan Williams, Zoya Popovic, Paul Dresselhaus, Samuel P. Benz
We present a new type of microwave frequency combs with a potentially calculable pulse shape. The device is an array of 1500 Josephson junctions (JJs) connected in series along a transmission line. The pulse generation is based on the nonlinearity of the

A Cryogenic Quantum-Based RF Source

September 10, 2020
Author(s)
Justus A. Brevik, Alirio De Jesus Soares Boaventura, Manuel C. Castellanos Beltran, Christine A. Donnelly, Nathan E. Flowers-Jacobs, Anna E. Fox, Peter F. Hopkins, Paul D. Dresselhaus, Dylan Williams, Samuel P. Benz
We performed a preliminary calibrated measurement of the output power of a Josephson arbitrary waveform synthesizer up to 1 GHz. We present the results and measurement procedure for generating quantum-based signals using an array of Josephson junctions

Physical Models and Dimensional Traceability of WR15 Rectangular Waveguide Standards for Determining Systematic Uncertainties of Calibrated Scattering-Parameters

August 10, 2020
Author(s)
Jeffrey A. Jargon, Dylan F. Williams, Angela C. Stelson, Christian J. Long, Aaron M. Hagerstrom, Paul D. Hale, John R. Stoup, Eric S. Stanfield, Wei Ren
In this report, we document the models and dimensional traceability of our WR15 rectangular waveguide standards for performing multiline thru-reflect-line calibrations from 50 GHz to 75 GHz using vector network analyzers. We identify the equations used in

Uncertainty of Large-Signal Measurements Under Variable Load Conditions

August 8, 2020
Author(s)
Konstanty Lukasik, Jerome Cheron, Gustavo Avolio, Arkadiusz Lewandowski, Dylan Williams, Wojciech Waitr, Dominique Schreurs
We thoroughly investigate the uncertainty of large-signal measurements when load conditions at the fundamental frequency change. In particular, we evaluate uncertainties of the incident a2 and scattered b2 frequency-domain spectra. They are of particular

Consistency in Monte Carlo Uncertainty Analyses

July 14, 2020
Author(s)
Benjamin F. Jamroz, Dylan F. Williams
The Monte Carlo method is an established tool that is often used to evaluate the uncertainty of measurements. For computationally challenging problems, Monte Carlo uncertainty-analyses are typically distributed across multiple processes on a multi-node

Evaluating Uncertainty of Microwave Calibrations with Regression Residuals

June 6, 2020
Author(s)
Dylan F. Williams, Benjamin F. Jamroz, Jake D. Rezac, Robert D. Jones
We present a sensitivity-analysis and a Monte-Carlo algorithm for evaluating the uncertainty of multivariate microwave calibration models with regression residuals. We then use synthetic data to verify the performance of the algorithms and explore their

Frequency Invariant Beampatterns for Wideband Synthetic Aperture Channel Sounders

May 29, 2020
Author(s)
Peter G. Vouras, Jeanne T. Quimby, Benjamin F. Jamroz, Alec J. Weiss, Rodney W. Leonhardt, Dylan F. Williams, Catherine A. Remley
This paper derives two novel frequency invariant beamformers (FIBs) for use with wideband synthetic aperture channel sounders. Results using measured data show that the choice of beam pattern can affect the amount of diffuse multipath energy received

On-Wafer Metrology of a Transmission Line Integrated Terahertz Source

May 10, 2020
Author(s)
Kassiopeia A. Smith, Bryan T. Bosworth, Nicholas R. Jungwirth, Jerome G. Cheron, Nathan D. Orloff, Christian J. Long, Dylan F. Williams, Richard A. Chamberlin, Franklyn J. Quinlan, Tara M. Fortier, Ari D. Feldman
A combination of on-wafer metrology and high-frequency network analysis was implemented to measure the response of transmission-line integrated Er-GaAs and InGaAs photomixers up to 1 THz to support the telecommunication and electronics industry.

Precision Millimeter-Wave Modulated Wideband Source for Over-The-Air Reference at 92.4 GHz

April 22, 2020
Author(s)
Paritosh Manurkar, Robert D. Horansky, Benjamin F. Jamroz, Jeffrey A. Jargon, Dylan F. Williams, Catherine A. Remley
As the next generation communications technology continues to evolve to utilize millimeter-wave frequencies, calibration methods are needed for the nonidealities related to these frequencies in communications electronics. In this work, we demonstrate a 1

Millimeter-Wave Highly-Multipath Channel Measurements

February 21, 2020
Author(s)
Alec Weiss, Joshua Kast, Rob Jones, Jeanne Quimby, Rodney Leonhardt, Benjamin Jamroz, Peter Vouras, Dylan Williams, Kate Remley
We provide the frequency response of a high multipath propagation channel using a narrow beamwidth synthetic aperture measurement technique from 26.5 - 40 GHz.

Microwave Modeling and Characterization of Superconductive Circuits for Quantum Voltage Standard Applications at 4 Kelvin

February 10, 2020
Author(s)
Alirio De Jesus Soares Boaventura, Dylan F. Williams, Richard A. Chamberlin, Jerome G. Cheron, Anna E. Fox, Paul D. Dresselhaus, Peter F. Hopkins, Ian W. Haygood, Samuel P. Benz
We developed a cryogenic multiline thru-reflect-line (TRL) calibration kit for microwave characterizing of superconductive circuits used in the Josephson arbitrary waveform synthesizer of the national institute of standards and technology (NIST). We also

DARPA Organic Interconnect Characterization

January 27, 2020
Author(s)
Dylan Williams, Richard Chamberlin, Jerome Cheron, Sam Chitwood, Ken Willis, Brad Butler, Farhang Yazdani
We report on a study of interconnects fabricated on organic and silicon interposers used to connect state-of-the art digital, analog and RF chiplets commissioned by the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA). The interconnects were

Verifying the Performance of a Correlation-Based Channel Sounder in the 3.5 GHz Band with a Calibrated Vector Network Analyzer

December 12, 2019
Author(s)
Jeffrey A. Jargon, Jeanne T. Quimby, Catherine A. Remley, Amanda A. Koepke, Dylan F. Williams
We verified the performance of a correlation-based channel sounder in the 3.5 GHz band with a calibrated vector network analyzer by comparing measurements in a stable, coaxial environment at the same reference planes. The purpose of this experiment was to

Monte Carlo Sampling Bias in the Microwave Uncertainty Framework

June 27, 2019
Author(s)
Michael R. Frey, Benjamin Jamroz, Amanda Koepke, Jake Rezac, Dylan Williams
The Microwave Uncertainty Framework (MUF) is a software suite created, supported, and made publicly available by the Radio Frequency Division of the U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology. The general purpose of the MUF is to provide automated

Large-Signal Network Analysis for Over-the-Air Test of Up-Converting and Down-Converting Phased Arrays

June 1, 2019
Author(s)
Alec Weiss, Dylan Williams, Jeanne Quimby, Rod Leonhardt, Thomas Choi, Zihang Chen, Kate Remley, andreas Molisch, Ben Jamroz, Jake Rezac, Peter Vouras
We explore large-signal network analysis for the over-the-air test of up-converting and down-converting phased arrays. The approach first uses a vector network analyzer to calibrate the impulse response of an over-the-air test system at RF. The vector

Large-Signal-Network-Analyzer Phase Calibration on an Arbitrary Grid

April 30, 2019
Author(s)
Aric Sanders, Dylan Williams, Joshua Kast, Kate Remley, Rob Horansky
We have developed a method for improving the synchronization of large-signal network analyzers and transferring "cross-frequency" phase calibrations from a calibrated sampling oscilloscope to the large-signal vector network analyzer on an arbitrary

Portable Verification Artifact for Millimeter-Wave-Frequency Channel Sounders

March 1, 2019
Author(s)
Jos N. Dortmans, Jeanne Quimby, Kate Remley, Dylan Williams, Jelena Senic, Roy Sun, Peter B. Papazian
We develop a portable artifact for the conducted verification of millimeter-wave-frequency channel sounders. The artifact is first characterized with a vector network analyzer, providing a high-dynamic range, traceable measurement and complete uncertainty

Propagating Measurement Uncertainty to Microwave Amplifier Nonlinear Behavioral Models

February 1, 2019
Author(s)
Dylan F. Williams, Laurence T. Stant, Martin J. Salter, Nick M. Ridler, Peter Aaen
We propagate for the first time correlated measurement uncertainties into a nonlinear behavioral model of a millimetre-wave amplifier. We make use of the NIST Microwave Uncertainty Framework to evaluate the uncertainties in large-signal electromagnetic