Improved 10 v SINIS series arrays for applications in AC voltage metrology

IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 649-652

  Mueller, F ^a   Behr, R ^a   Palafox, L ^a   Kohlmann, J ^a   Wendisch, R ^a   Krasnopolin, I ^b  

^a PHYSIKALISCH TECHNISCHE BUNDESANSTALT   (Germany)

^b CENTER FOR GRAVITATION AND FUNDAMENTAL METROLOGY   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

AC Josephson voltage standard; Josephson arrays; Programmable josephson voltage standard; SINIS junction

Indexed keywords

AC MACHINERY; APPROXIMATION THEORY; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ELECTRIC VARIABLES MEASUREMENT; MICROWAVE IRRADIATION; NETWORKS (CIRCUITS);

AC VOLTAGE METROLOGY; MICROWAVE DESIGN; PROGRAMMABLE JOSEPHSON VOLTAGE STANDARDS (PJVS); SINIS SERIES ARRAYS;

JOSEPHSON JUNCTION DEVICES;

EID: 34047224261     PISSN: 10518223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TASC.2007.898736     Document Type: Conference Paper

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