Method and apparatus for filtering high data rate signals

Details Method and apparatus for filtering high data rate signals Method and apparatus for filtering high data rate signals

1983-12-08

1987-05-19

Harkcom, Gary V.

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364724, 364325, G06J 100

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ABSTRACT:
Method and apparatus for filtering high data rate signals, using a digital type filter, without requiring an analog-to-digital converter or the multiplicaton of digital signals. The incoming signal is wideband filtered and then hard limited to produce a constant amplitude signal having either a first or second instantaneous value. The constant amplitude signal is periodically sampled and stored in a multi-bit digital shift register as logic 1 or 0 signals. In one embodiment, the logic 1 or 0 signals stored in the shift register bits are periodically read out, multiplied by respective weighting constants, and summed to provide a filtered analog output signal. In another embodiment, the combination of logic 1 and 0 signals stored in the shift register are periodically sampled and used to address a memory, which outputs a digital signal which is the calculated value of weighted sum for that shift register combination.

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