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AC metrology applications of the Josephson effect
S P Benz1, J Biesecker1, C J Burroughs1
1National Institute of Standards and Technology, Boulder, Colorado 80305, USA.
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The performance of programmable voltage signals that exploit the quantum behavior of superconducting Josephson junctions continues to improve and enhance measurements in metrology, communications, and quantum control. We review advances in pulse-driven digital synthesis techniques with Josephson-junction-based devices. Quantum-based synthesis of voltage waveforms has been demonstrated at frequencies up to 3 GHz and rms amplitudes up to 4 V. Josephson pulse generators have also been used to control and characterize superconducting qubits.
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