Systematic error analysis of stepwise-approximated AC waveforms generated by programmable Josephson voltage standards

IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement

Volumn 58, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 761-767

  Burroughs Jr , Charles J ^a   Rufenacht, Alain ^a   Benz, Samuel P ^a   Dresselhaus, Paul D ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Digital analog conversion; Josephson arrays; Josephson voltage standard; Signal synthesis; Voltage measurement

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC IMPEDANCE; ELECTRIC MEASURING INSTRUMENTS; ERROR ANALYSIS; ERRORS; INSTRUMENT SCALES; JOSEPHSON JUNCTION DEVICES; STANDARDS; SYSTEMATIC ERRORS;

AC METROLOGIES; DIGITAL-ANALOG CONVERSION; ERROR MECHANISMS; FREQUENCY APPLICATIONS; JOSEPHSON ARRAYS; JOSEPHSON VOLTAGE STANDARD; LOAD CURRENTS; LOW INPUT IMPEDANCES; PROGRAMMABLE JOSEPHSON VOLTAGE STANDARDS; SIGNAL SYNTHESIS; SINE WAVES; SYNTHESIS METHODS; SYSTEMATIC ERROR ANALYSIS; THERMAL VOLTAGE CONVERTERS; WAVE FORMS; WAVEFORM SYNTHESIS;

VOLTAGE MEASUREMENT;

EID: 63449092416     PISSN: 00189456     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TIM.2008.2007041     Document Type: Conference Paper

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