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Development of a 60 Hz Power Standard using SNS Programmable Josephson Voltage Standards

July 14, 2006
Author(s)
Charles J. Burroughs, Samuel Benz, Paul Dresselhaus, Yonuk Chong, Bryan C. Waltrip, Thomas L. Nelson, J. Williams
We are implementing a new standard for 60 Hz mains power based on precision sinusoidal reference voltages from two independent Programmable Josephson Voltage Standards (PJVS) (one for voltage and one for current). Our NIST PJVS systems are based on

100 mV AC-DC Transfer Standard Measurements Using An AC Josephson Voltage Standard

June 1, 2006
Author(s)
Charles J. Burroughs, Samuel Benz, Paul Dresselhaus
NIST is implementing the Josephson arbitrary waveform synthesizer as an ac Josephson Voltage Standard (ACJVS). Over the past few years we have demonstrated precision measurements of synthesized sine waves at rms voltage amplitudes up to 170 mV. The system

Resonance-free Low-pass Filters for the ac Josephson Voltage Standard

March 1, 2006
Author(s)
Michio Watanabe, Paul Dresselhaus, Samuel Benz
We have designed and characterized superconducting integrated circuits for the ac Josephson voltage standard that demonstrate significantly improved performance. The typical circuit consists of an array of superconductor-normal metal-superconductor

Josephson junctions with nearly superconducting metal silicide barriers

November 23, 2005
Author(s)
Yonuk Chong, Nicolas Hadacek, Paul Dresselhaus, Charles J. Burroughs, Burm Baek, Samuel Benz
We present a detailed study of the electrical properties of Nb-based planar Josephson junctions with superconducting metal silicide barriers, TiSi2 and WSi2. While these non-hysteretic junctions are useful for voltage standard applications, they are also

Progress Toward Practical AC and DC Josephson Voltage Standards at NIST

September 21, 2005
Author(s)
Samuel Benz, Charles J. Burroughs, Paul Dresselhaus, Nicolas Hadacek, Yonuk Chong
For the past 10 years NIST has been developing the next generation of voltage standard systems based on arrays of normal-metal barrier Josephson junctions. We have developed stable, programmable dc standards capable of providing intrinsically stable

Silicide Barrier SNS Junctions for AC Josephson Voltage Standards

September 5, 2005
Author(s)
Paul Dresselhaus, Yonuk Chong, Nicolas Hadacek, Burm Baek, Michio Watanabe, Charles J. Burroughs, Samuel Benz
We have used MoSi2 barrier superconductor-normal-metal-superconductor (SNS) double stacked junctions to generate audio frequency ac waveforms with metrological accuracy. Circuits used in this experiment were two parallel arrays of 1280 stacks of 2

Electrical Properties of Nb-MoSi2-Nb Josephson Junctions

June 6, 2005
Author(s)
Yonuk Chong, Paul Dresselhaus, Samuel Benz
We present a detailed study of the electrical properties of planar Nb-MoSi2-Nb Josephson junctions. The Nb-MoSi2-Nb junction is an excellent system to study proximity-coupling in junctions with rigid superconductor/normal metal boundaries by controlling

Fabrication and Measurement of Tall Stacked Arrays of SNS Josephson Junctions

June 1, 2005
Author(s)
Nicolas Hadacek, Paul Dresselhaus, Yonuk Chong, Samuel Benz, John E. Bonevich
We have made tall, uniform stacked Josephson junction arrays by developing an etch process using an inductively coupled plasma etcher. This process produces vertical profiles in thin-film multilayers of alternating superconducting and normal metals. Such a

Flexible Cryo-packages for Josephson Devices

June 1, 2005
Author(s)
Charles J. Burroughs, Samuel Benz, Paul Dresselhaus, Yonuk Chong, Hirotake Yamamori
We have developed a method of bonding superconductive integrated-circuit chips to interchangeable, microwave-compatible, flexible cryo-packages. This new 'flip-chip on flex' technology will greatly improve the service life and reliability of our Josephson

Practical High-Resolution Programmable Josephson Voltage Standards using Double- and Triple-Stacked MoSi 2 -Barrier Junctions

June 1, 2005
Author(s)
Yonuk Chong, Charles J. Burroughs, Paul Dresselhaus, Nicolas Hadacek, Hirotake Yamamori, Samuel Benz
We have developed vertically stacked superconductor-normal metal- superconductor Josephson junction technology for the next generation quantum voltage standards. Stacked junctions provide a practical way of increasing the output voltage and operating

Stacked Niobium-MoSi 2 -Niobium Josephson Junctions for AC Voltage Standards

June 1, 2005
Author(s)
Paul Dresselhaus, Yonuk Chong, Samuel Benz
Superconductor-normal metal-superconductor (SNS) Josephson junctions have proven to be a critical technology for voltage standards. NIST has used SNS junctions for both programmable DC and AC voltage standards. Previous devices have primarily used PdAu as

Precision Measurements of AC Josephson Voltage Standard Operating Margins

April 1, 2005
Author(s)
Charles J. Burroughs, Samuel P. Benz, Paul D. Dresselhaus, Yonuk Chong
Recent advances in circuit design and fabrication of superconducting integrated circuits have enabled us to demonstrate an ac Josephson voltage standard (ACJVS) that generates both ac and dc waveforms up to 242mV peak voltage. Using a Fast Fourier

Progress on Johnson Noise Thermometry using a Quantum Voltage Noise Source for Calibration

April 1, 2005
Author(s)
Sae Woo Nam, Samuel P. Benz, Paul D. Dresselhaus, Charles J. Burroughs, Weston L. Tew, D. R. White, John M. Martinis
We describe our progress towards a high-precision measurement of temperature using Johnson noise. Using a Quantized Voltage Noise Source (QVNS) based on the Josephson effect as a calculable noise source, we have been able to measure the ratio of the

Application of the Josephson Effect to Metrology

October 1, 2004
Author(s)
Samuel P. Benz, Clark Hamilton
The unique ability of a Josephson junction to control the flow of magnetic flux quanta leads to a perfect relationship between frequency and voltage. Over the last 30 years, metrology laboratories have used this effect to greatly improve the accuracy of dc

Double-stacked MoSi2-barrier junctions for programmable Josephson voltage standards

June 1, 2004
Author(s)
Yonuk Chong, Charles J. Burroughs, Paul D. Dresselhaus, Nicolas Hadacek, Hirotake Yamamori, Samuel P. Benz
We are developing MoSi2-barrier stacked junction arrays for Josephson voltage standards in order to increase the output voltage, operating bandwidth, and operating margins. In this paper we present results of a programmable voltage standard circuit with

Flat-Spot Measurements for an AC Josephson Voltage Standard

June 1, 2004
Author(s)
Charles J. Burroughs, Samuel P. Benz, Paul D. Dresselhaus, Yonuk Chong
Recent advances in circuit design and fabrication of superconducting integrated circuits have enabled us to demonstrate for the first time an ac Josephson voltage standard (ACJVS) that generates both ac and dc waveforms up to 242 mV peak voltage. Using a

Johnson Noise Thermometry Using a Quantum Voltage Noise Source for Calibration

June 1, 2004
Author(s)
Sae Woo Nam, Samuel P. Benz, Paul D. Dresselhaus, Weston L. Tew, D. R. White, John M. Martinis
We describe our progress towards a high-precision measurement of temperature using Johnson noise. Using a Quantized Voltage Noise Source (QVNS) based on the Josephson effect as a calibrated noise source, we have been able to measure the gallium and water

Operating Margin Measurements for an AC Josephson Voltage Standard

August 17, 2003
Author(s)
Charles J. Burroughs, Samuel Benz, Paul Dresselhaus
For a number of years, NIST has been developing a Josephson arbitrary waveform synthesizer as an ac Josephson Voltage Standard (ACJVS). The effort has primarily focused on increasing the output voltage to practical levels. Recent advances in circuit design

Stacked SNS Josephson Junctions for Quantum Voltage Applications

July 11, 2003
Author(s)
Paul Dresselhaus, Yonuk Chong, Samuel Benz
NIST is using SNS Josephson junctions as the basis of quantum voltage metrology. Planar junction technology limits the voltage and bandwidth of these systems due to parasitic inductances and the transit time of waveforms through the transmission line. By