Abstract
Series arrays of Nb–PdAu–Nb Josephson junctions were fabricated with characteristics ideally suited for application in programmable voltage standards and D/A converters with fundamental accuracy. Large arrays of junctions with applied microwave power showed constant voltage steps with current amplitudes as large as 7 mA. A novel coplanar waveguide design enabled uniform microwave power coupling to a five‐segment array of 8192 junctions, so each segment had constant voltage steps over the same bias range. The 8192‐junction device generated 1.1 mA steps at 186 mV with 11 GHz power and a maximum constant voltage step of 260 mV at 15.34 GHz.