Title :
AC and DC voltages from a Josephson arbitrary waveform synthesizer
Author :
Benz, Samuel P. ; Burroughs, Charles J., Jr. ; Dresselhaus, Paul D. ; Christina, L.A.
Author_Institution :
Div. of Electromagn. Technol., Nat. Inst. of Stand. & Technol., Boulder, CO, USA
fDate :
4/1/2001 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
We have synthesized and measured ac and dc voltages using a Josephson arbitrary waveform synthesizer. On-chip filtering has enabled the first practical operating margins for ac and arbitrary waveforms. Using a digital voltmeter, we demonstrate the operating margins and linearity of 101 synthesized dc voltages and confirm the flatness of a single voltage step. We present the first ac-dc and ac-ac voltage measurements of the synthesizer at 3.65 mV using an ac-dc thermal transfer standard. This quantum-based standard source can be used to measure the ac-dc difference of thermal transfer standards at small voltages
Keywords :
digital-analogue conversion; frequency control; frequency synthesizers; superconducting junction devices; superconducting microwave devices; transfer standards; voltage measurement; 3.65 mV; AC voltage measurement; DC voltage measurement; Josephson arbitrary waveform synthesizer; ac and arbitrary waveforms; ac-dc thermal transfer standard; arbitrary waveforms; digital voltmeter; flatness; on-chip filtering; quantum-based standard source; synthesized dc voltage; Circuit synthesis; Distortion measurement; Frequency; Measurement standards; Quantization; Signal synthesis; Superconducting filters; Superconducting microwave devices; Synthesizers; Voltage;
Journal_Title :
Instrumentation and Measurement, IEEE Transactions on