TAPPED DELAY LINE REALIZATIONS OF FREQUENCY PERIODIC FILTERS AND THEIR APPLICATION TO LINEAR FM PULSE COMPRESSION

Abstract

It is shown that a linear network having an amplitude and phase response which is a periodic function of frequency can by synthesized with a tapped delay line with amplitude and phase weightings on each tap. The theory of this technique for the realization of frequency periodic filters is developed. The example which motivates the discussion of this problem is the use of a single frequency periodic filter to replace a bank of complex dispersive subpulse networks employed in a large time-bandwidth product linear FM pulse compression network. The availability of high quality tapped quartz delay lines and the ease with which amplitude and phase adjust ments can be made on each tap appear to make this technique attractive for a number of future applications.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 1963
Accession Number
AD0409138

Entities

People

  • R. Manasse

Organizations

  • MITRE Corporation

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Bandwidth
  • Compression
  • Convolution
  • Delay Lines
  • Frequency
  • Frequency Bands
  • Frequency Domain
  • Frequency Response
  • Government Procurement
  • Personality
  • Phase Shift
  • Pulse Compression
  • Spectra
  • Time Domain
  • Waveforms
  • Waves

Fields of Study

  • Engineering
  • Physics

Readers

  • Microwave Engineering.
  • Radar Systems Engineering.