Josephson Arbitrary Waveform Synthesiser 2V (JAWS) primary voltage standard
Buyer: NPL Management Limited
- Published
- 8 January 2026
- Estimated value
- £447,000
- Place of performance
- UK
- Lots
- 1
- Notice number
- 001546-2026
- Reference
- ocds-h6vhtk-06020f
- Official source
- Official source
CPV codes
- 31000000Electrical machinery, apparatus, equipment and consumables; lighting
- 38000000Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)
Description
NPL is procuring a Josephson Arbitrary Waveform Synthesiser (JAWS) primary voltage standard. This is a series array of Josephson junctions in which single pulses of bias current each generate a small but precisely defined quantised voltage across the array. Accurate voltage waveforms are constructed by fast repetition of the pulses with accurately timed intervals between them. In the JAWS system, the output voltage is always precisely defined. This is in contrast to the Programmable Josephson Voltage Standard (PJVS) in which there are time intervals when the voltage output is not precisely known and is not suitable. NPL intends to award the contract for a 2V JAWS reference system to the manufacturer the U.S. Department of Commerce, National Institute of Standards and Technology. NPL requires the following specifications: Range and accuracy of voltage output Output voltage: Up to 2 V Upper frequency limit: Up to at least 1 MHz Lower frequency limit: Down to 5 Hz (lowest frequency component), with the capability to output DC Pulse repetition rate: At least 10 Gsamples / second R…
Official publications
- FTS · 001546-2026 · 8 January 2026
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