{"title":"Measuring amplifier noise on a noise source calibration radiometer","authors":"G. Williams","doi":"10.1109/CPEM.1994.333234","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/CPEM.1994.333234","url":null,"abstract":"The complex noise parameters of amplifiers and other active devices are measured on radiometers designed to calibrate noise sources. A summary of the method is presented together with a set of results.<<ETX>>","PeriodicalId":388647,"journal":{"name":"Proceedings of Conference on Precision Electromagnetic Measurements Digest","volume":"175 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1994-06-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"126954149","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Multi-variance analysis: last improvements and practical utilization","authors":"F. Vernotte, G. Zalamansky, E. Lantz","doi":"10.1109/CPEM.1994.333315","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/CPEM.1994.333315","url":null,"abstract":"The multi-variance analysis yields a better sensitivity for the measurement of the frequency noise altering the oscillators as well as an estimation of the measurement uncertainties. This method has been improved in order to measure simultaneously drift and noise coefficients and non-equally spaced timing sequences. We defined a new standard of time stability measurement which is used for classical clocks as well as millisecond pulsars.<<ETX>>","PeriodicalId":388647,"journal":{"name":"Proceedings of Conference on Precision Electromagnetic Measurements Digest","volume":"26 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1994-06-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"133316921","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
M. Breton, P. Tremblay, C. Julien, N. Cyr, M. Tetu
{"title":"Study of a 196.0 THz (1529 nm) frequency standard based on an optically pumped rubidium vapor","authors":"M. Breton, P. Tremblay, C. Julien, N. Cyr, M. Tetu","doi":"10.1109/CPEM.1994.333383","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/CPEM.1994.333383","url":null,"abstract":"We study the performance-of 196.0 THz (1529 nm) DFB lasers frequency-locked to absorption lines of a rubidium vapor optically pumped at 384 THz (780 nm). We describe a simple theoretical model giving the absorption profile of such a vapor. The measured frequency stability of two DFB lasers frequency-locked to these lines reaches a level of 8/spl times/10/sup -10/.<<ETX>>","PeriodicalId":388647,"journal":{"name":"Proceedings of Conference on Precision Electromagnetic Measurements Digest","volume":"26 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1994-06-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"133617054","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A low-current precision DC, AC and DC/AC clamp-on measurement sensor","authors":"S. Ren, Hengchun Ding, S. She","doi":"10.1109/CPEM.1994.333389","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/CPEM.1994.333389","url":null,"abstract":"A low-current precision DC, AC and DC/AC clamp-on measurement sensor is described that can be used to make on-line calibration and measurement of DC, AC and DC/AC low-current in industry and laboratory. The sensor features current ratio accuracy grade of better than (5/spl sim/10)/spl times/10/sup -4/ for 10/spl sim/200 amperes current range, current resolution of 0.01 ampere, and transient response time of less than 1/spl times/10/sup -3/ second for the DC, AC and DC/AC clamp-on prototype.<<ETX>>","PeriodicalId":388647,"journal":{"name":"Proceedings of Conference on Precision Electromagnetic Measurements Digest","volume":"97 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1994-06-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"134352145","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A new self-calibrating standard instrument for current transformer calibration","authors":"I. Zoltán","doi":"10.1109/CPEM.1994.333241","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/CPEM.1994.333241","url":null,"abstract":"A new current comparator-based self-calibrating instrument for current transformer calibration has been developed. The instrument measures the in-phase and quadrature components of the error by means of a digital vector voltmeter. The built-in ratio matching unit makes it possible to compare current transformers of different ratios. A set of built-in auxiliary windings ensure complete on-site self-testing of the instrument. The ratio matching unit can be tested and calibrated by the anti-offset method. The basic accuracy of the instrument is 2 ppm with 0.1 ppm resolution.<<ETX>>","PeriodicalId":388647,"journal":{"name":"Proceedings of Conference on Precision Electromagnetic Measurements Digest","volume":"199 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1994-06-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"133781937","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A review of realizations and comparisons of Josephson array voltage standards","authors":"T. J. Witt","doi":"10.1109/CPEM.1994.333167","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/CPEM.1994.333167","url":null,"abstract":"This presentation will review realizations of reference standards of voltage based on arrays of Josephson junctions and efforts to compare the standards of different laboratories.<<ETX>>","PeriodicalId":388647,"journal":{"name":"Proceedings of Conference on Precision Electromagnetic Measurements Digest","volume":"7 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1994-06-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"133866125","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Set of high-quality corrugated resonators for measurements at millimeter-wave band","authors":"V. Rodionova, A. Slepyan, G. Slepyan","doi":"10.1109/CPEM.1994.333450","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/CPEM.1994.333450","url":null,"abstract":"A general-purpose set of six high-quality resonators for the band 32/spl divide/405 GHz has been designed. The resonators described are cylindrical cavities with corrugated side surfaces. The loaded Q-factor of (0.6/spl divide/1.0)/spl times/10/sup 5/ at SWR/spl les/2.0 has been achieved. The resonators can be used for measurements of signal fluctuations, constitutive parameters of substances, etc.<<ETX>>","PeriodicalId":388647,"journal":{"name":"Proceedings of Conference on Precision Electromagnetic Measurements Digest","volume":"50 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1994-06-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"115391676","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Systematic errors of long thin coaxial cables for the connection of four-terminal-pair devices","authors":"J. Melcher","doi":"10.1109/CPEM.1994.333414","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/CPEM.1994.333414","url":null,"abstract":"Four-terminal-pair devices which must be operated at liquid helium temperatures can only be connected to the measurement setup with relatively long thin cables. This unfortunately leads to a large increase of the errors introduced by these cables. Some considerations are presented which allow these errors to be reduced as is necessary for precision measurements.<<ETX>>","PeriodicalId":388647,"journal":{"name":"Proceedings of Conference on Precision Electromagnetic Measurements Digest","volume":"47 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1994-06-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"114831613","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A possibility of reducing the effect of interrogation phase noise on the frequency stability in passive frequency standards","authors":"D. Venot, R. Barillet, C. Audoin","doi":"10.1109/CPEM.1994.333405","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/CPEM.1994.333405","url":null,"abstract":"Due to an intermodulation effect, the local oscillator phase noise may limit the medium term frequency stability of passive frequency standards. A new possibility of reducing this effect is presented. The mathematical approach is confirmed by a simulation of the frequency standard behavior. Optimal demodulation waveforms are given.<<ETX>>","PeriodicalId":388647,"journal":{"name":"Proceedings of Conference on Precision Electromagnetic Measurements Digest","volume":"66 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1994-06-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"115841537","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"An automated high-frequency inductive voltage divider","authors":"I. Robinson, S. Bryant","doi":"10.1109/CPEM.1994.333203","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/CPEM.1994.333203","url":null,"abstract":"We have developed an automated 16-bit binary divider for use over the frequency range 5 kHz to 300 kHz. The divider has errors of a few ppm at 100 kHz.<<ETX>>","PeriodicalId":388647,"journal":{"name":"Proceedings of Conference on Precision Electromagnetic Measurements Digest","volume":"57 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1994-06-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"115283839","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}