AC and DC voltages from a Josephson arbitrary waveform synthesizer

Citation
Sp. Benz et al., AC and DC voltages from a Josephson arbitrary waveform synthesizer, IEEE INSTR, 50(2), 2001, pp. 181-184
Citations number
10
Categorie Soggetti
Instrumentation & Measurement
Journal title
IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON INSTRUMENTATION AND MEASUREMENT
ISSN journal
00189456 → ACNP
Volume
50
Issue
2
Year of publication
2001
Pages
181 - 184
Database
ISI
SICI code
0018-9456(200104)50:2<181:AADVFA>2.0.ZU;2-X
Abstract
We have synthesized and measured ac and de voltages using a Josephson arbit rary waveform synthesizer, On-chip filtering has enabled the first practica l operating margins for ac and arbitrary waveforms, Using a digital voltmet er, we demonstrate the operating margins and linearity of 101 synthesized d e voltages and confirm the flatness of a single voltage step. We present th e 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 sourc e can be used to measure the ac-dc difference of thermal transfer standards at small voltages.