Title :
A practical Josephson voltage standard at 1 V
Author :
Hamilton, C.A. ; Kautz, R.L. ; Steiner, R.L. ; Lloyd, Frances L.
Author_Institution :
National Bureau of Standards, Boulder, CO
fDate :
12/1/1985 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A series array of 1484 pairs of Josephson junctions, biased by microwaves at 72 GHz, is demonstrated to provide stable quantized voltages at the 1 V level. The niobium/lead-alloy junctions used in the array are not affected by thermal cycling.
Keywords :
AC generators; Josephson effect; Josephson junctions; Law; Legal factors; Microwave antenna arrays; NIST; Plasma stability; Radio frequency; Voltage;
Journal_Title :
Electron Device Letters, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/EDL.1985.26253
