The Panchromatic Principle in Optical Filtering.

Abstract

The panchromatic optical correlator is one attempt at satisfying a particular requirement of high data rate receivers matched to the transmitted waveform. The technique is presently still in a breadboard stage and its applicability is not fully proven as yet, but it offers a reasonably promising expectation for the simultaneous processing of variously Doppler-distorted signals. This simultaneous approach would obviate the need for a sequential scan of all the Doppler possibilities, which customarily is multiplexed with a real-time correlation process. The technique is particularly applicable in low Q wide-bandwidth systems in which Doppler distortions cannot be approximated by simple frequency shifts of the signal components.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 30, 1963
Accession Number
ADA068798

Entities

People

  • Ross E. Williams

Organizations

  • Columbia University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Amplitude
  • Continuous Spectra
  • Correlators
  • Data Processing
  • Diffraction
  • Distortion
  • Filters
  • Filtration
  • Frequency
  • Frequency Shift
  • Intensity
  • Light Sources
  • Optical Correlators
  • Power Spectra
  • Processing Equipment
  • Signal Processing
  • Spectra

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Image Processing and Computer Vision.
  • Systems Analysis and Design