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DC Voltage Synthesis Using a Pulse-Quantized Josephson Voltage Source

May 1, 2000
Author(s)
Samuel Benz, Laurie Christian, Charles J. Burroughs, Clark A. Hamilton
We have synthesized and measured dc voltages using a bipolar pulse-quantized Josephson voltage waveform synthesizer. Bias current ranges were determined for 101 equally spaced dc voltage steps between -18.6 and +18.6 mV. The flatness of a step at -7.444 mV

Coplanar Transmission Lines with Meandering Center Conductors in Y-Ba-Cu-O/Au Bilayers

December 31, 1999
Author(s)
C Weber, Ronald H. Ono, James Booth, Leila R. Vale, Samuel Benz, A. M. Klushin, H. Kohlstedt, C. Buchal, R. Semerad
We have investigated both conventional and meandering coplanar microwave transmission lines patterned in Y-Ba-Cu-O/Au bilayers on yttria-stablized zirconia and sapphire substrates. Within the meandering waveguides, the gentre conductor was deformed from a

1 Volt DC Programmable Josephson Voltage Standard System

June 1, 1999
Author(s)
Charles J. Burroughs, Samuel Benz, Todd E. Harvey, Clark A. Hamilton
NIST has developed a programmable Josephson voltage standard (JVS) that produces intrinsically stable voltages that are programmable from -1.1 V to +1.1 V.

Coplanar Transmission Lines with Meandering Center Conductors in Y-Ba-Cu-O/Au Bilayers

June 1, 1999
Author(s)
C Weber, Ronald H. Ono, James Booth, Leila R. Vale, Samuel Benz, A. M. Klushin, H. Kohlstedt, R. Semerad
We have investigated both conventional and meandering coplanar microwave transmission lines patterned in Y-Ba-Cu-O/Au bilayers on yttria-stablized zirconia and sapphire substrates. Within the meandering waveguides, the gentre conductor was deformed from a

Operating Conditions for a Pulse-Quantized AC and DC Bipolar Voltage Source

June 1, 1999
Author(s)
Samuel Benz, Charles J. Burroughs, Todd E. Harvey, Clark A. Hamilton
We have developed an accurate ac and dc bipolar voltage source based on the quantized pulses of Josephson junctions. A factor-of-6 increase in output voltage over previous unipolar waveforms is achieved by generating bipolar waveforms where arrays of

Operating Margins for a Superconducting Voltage Waveform Synthesizer

June 1, 1999
Author(s)
Samuel Benz, Clark A. Hamilton, Charles J. Burroughs
Operating margins for biolar superconducting voltage waveform synthesizer were measured. Current ranges were determined for 101 equally spaced dc voltage steps between - 18.6 and + 18.6 mV. The measured voltages of these steps deviated from the expected

Superconducting Thin-Film Transformers at Microwave Frequencies

June 1, 1999
Author(s)
A. H. Miklich, J. X. Przybysz, T. J. Smith, Samuel Benz, Todd E. Harvey
We describe the use of thin-film superconducting transformers at frequencies up to 20 GHz. Transformers with turns ratios of 2,3, and 7 were fabricated out of Nb and tested in a liquid-He Dewar. The measured S-parameters showed considerably less bandwidth

Programmable 1 V DC Voltage Standard

April 1, 1999
Author(s)
Charles J. Burroughs, Samuel Benz, Clark A. Hamilton, Todd E. Harvey
We have developed a Josephson voltage standard that produces intrinsically stable voltages that are programmable of 32 768 SNS (superconductor-normal-superconductor) Josephson junctions. The output can source or sink up to 2 mA and thus has high noise

Pulse-Driven Josephson Digital/Analog Converter

June 1, 1998
Author(s)
Samuel Benz, Clark A. Hamilton, Charles J. Burroughs, Todd E. Harvey, Laurie Christian, J. X. Przybysz
We have designed and demonstrated a pulse-driven Josephson digital/analog converter. When used as a programmable voltage standard, this device can synthesize metrologically accurate ac waveforms as well as stable dc voltages. We show through simulations

AC Josephson Voltage Standard: Progress Report

April 1, 1997
Author(s)
Clark A. Hamilton, Charles J. Burroughs, Samuel Benz, Joseph R. Kinard Jr.
Progress toward a Josephson voltage standard for fast dc measurements and accurate ac waveform systhesis is described. A superconductor-normal-superconductor (SNS) junction process is used to make 5 mA critical current arrays with up to 32 768 junctions

Progress Toward an AC Josephson Voltage Standard

June 1, 1996
Author(s)
Clark A. Hamilton, Charles J. Burroughs, Samuel P. Benz
Progress toward a Josephson voltage standrd for fast dc measurements and ac waveform synthesis is described, including a version with SNS junctions operated at 11 GHz. A bias control circuit that achieves millampere drive capability, transient suppression