• DocumentCode
    2746863
  • Title

    Josephson waveform generation using multilevel Δ-Σ modulation

  • Author

    Bergsten, Tobias ; Eklund, Gunnar ; Tarasso, Valter

  • Author_Institution
    SP Tech. Res. Inst. of Sweden, Borås, Sweden
  • fYear
    2012
  • fDate
    1-6 July 2012
  • Firstpage
    172
  • Lastpage
    173
  • Abstract
    We present a novel method of generating an AC voltage using a programmable Josephson voltage standard. The AC voltage is generated by Δ-Σ (Delta-Sigma) modulation of multiple Josephson levels. Compared with an AC voltage generated by stepwise approximation, the Δ-Σ method reduces the low frequency harmonics of the generated signal. We demonstrate this method by generating a 90 Hz sine wave and measuring the spectrum with a digitizer.
  • Keywords
    analogue-digital conversion; delta-sigma modulation; waveform generators; AC voltage; Josephson waveform generation; delta-sigma modulation; digitizer; frequency 90 Hz; low frequency harmonics; multilevel Δ-Σ modulation; programmable Josephson voltage standard; sine wave; Frequency modulation; Harmonic analysis; Impedance; Noise; Standards; Voltage measurement; Delta-sigma modulation; Josephson effect; harmonic distortion; metrology; voltage measurement;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Precision Electromagnetic Measurements (CPEM), 2012 Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Washington, DC
  • ISSN
    0589-1485
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4673-0439-9
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/CPEM.2012.6250856
  • Filename
    6250856