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Conference on Precision Electromagnetic Measurements

Binary AC Josephson system and bias current circuits at NIM

Zengmin Wang, Yuan Gao, Honghui Li

Published Jul 1, 2012• 4 citations
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Abstract

This paper reports the progress of binary Josephson system for precise ac waveform synthesis in National Institute of Metrology, China (NIM). We designed a 32-channel bias source for dynamic voltage synthesis up to 1 kHz with a programmable Josephson junction array. The latest design of output drive current has a rise-time less than 50 ns on 100 ohm resistant. The 32-channel bias source is able to simultaneously provide bias current for two 1-volt SINIS junction arrays to synthesis two synchronous AC voltages.

DOI
10.1109/cpem.2012.6251112

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