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US 4,283,693 AGranted
Amplitude tilt compensating apparatus
AssigneeRockwell International Corporation
InventorEliseo Saenz
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Abstract
Circuitry is disclosed for detecting signal amplitudes of a signal which is phase indicative of a digital logic level and providing a feedback signal for use in amplitude adjusting the signal to have a substantially zero slope over the relevant frequency bandwidth. The compensation is obtained by applying a voltage to variable impedance pin diodes which form part of a reactive load circuit.
Claims1
Apparatus of the class described comprising, in combination:
- adaptive equalizer means having a gain characteristic which varies as a function of frequency over a predetermined band of frequencies, including control signal responsive variable impedance means, for passing a signal therethrough which may have an amplitude slope other than zero for the frequencies in said band, said control signal responsive variable impedance means comprising a tuned filter having only low-pass and bandpass characteristics including a pin diode as a variable resistance element in an inductive portion of the tuned filter circuit and the pin diode is utilized to vary the Q of said tuned filter circuit;
- detection means, connected to an output of said adaptive equalizer means, for detecting the relative amplitude of signals occurring at at least two different frequencies in the band;
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- first means, connected between said adaptive equalizer means and said detection means, for generating a feedback signal to vary the value of said impedance means whereby a spectrum envelope of signals output by said adaptive equalizer means is modified to have substantially a zero amplitude slope.
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