Tuning replica generation methods and apparatus for their most optimum performance in processing transient signals

Abstract

The embodiments of the present invention are most optimum methods and apparatus for processing transient (pulsed, non-cooperative, non-reproducible, complex, or simultaneous) signals; in particular, for their unbeatable vigor in passive source identifications; for their ultra precision transient spatial range and Doppler measurements; for their supreme powers in rejection noise and interference contamination; for their utmost abilities in deciphering random, chaotic, turbulent, explosive, thermo nuclear, and other countless transient phenomena. In particular, an embodiment of the present invention is an apparatus for processing transient signals that uses replica generations and which comprises: (a) a signal receiving apparatus which receives one or more signals having transient in nature, at least one of them cannot be repeatedly produced or is a signal of opportunity, and the signals have pulse lengths ranging from less than tenth of a picosecond to higher than several microseconds, and frequency widths from less than 0.10 MHz to higher than 40 GHz; (b) a tuning apparatus which accepts signals from the receiving apparatus as inputs, tunes one or more of these signals in response to a requirement of interest, where the requirement of interest includes, but not limited to, shortening or elongating the one or more of signals; (c) a replica generation apparatus, which accepts signals from the tuning apparatus as inputs, and outputs a train of replica pairs, where relative separations between two members in the replica pairs are same or different; (d) an integration apparatus which performs correlation integrations that is to correlate between two members in the replica pairs and to convert the train of replica pairs into a baseband signal.

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