Title :
AC and DC voltage source using quantized pulses
Author :
Benz, S.P. ; Hamilton, C.A. ; Burroughs, C.J. ; Christian, L.A. ; Harvey, T.E.
Author_Institution :
Nat. Inst. of Stand. & Technol., Boulder, CO, USA
Abstract :
We have developed an accurate synthesized voltage source for AC and DC metrology, based on the quantized pulses of Josephson junctions. We demonstrated this technique in experiments with arrays of junctions clocked at 6 Gbit/s and synthesized sine waves with millivolt amplitudes at frequencies up to 1 MHz.
Keywords :
delta-sigma modulation; measurement standards; quantisation (signal); superconducting junction devices; voltage measurement; waveform generators; 1 MHz; 6 Gbit/s; AC metrology; DC metrology; Fourier spectra; Josephson junctions; Josephson voltage standard; accurate synthesized voltage source; arrays of junctions; delta-sigma modulation; digital code; harmonic suppression; millivolt amplitudes; pulse driven array; quantized pulses; synthesized sine waves; voltage pulse quantization; Clocks; Frequency synthesizers; Josephson junctions; Metrology; Pulse generation; Quantization; Quantum mechanics; Signal generators; Signal synthesis; Voltage;
Conference_Titel :
Precision Electromagnetic Measurements Digest, 1998 Conference on
Conference_Location :
Washington, DC, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-5018-9
DOI :
10.1109/CPEM.1998.699991
