An experimental delta-modulation transversal filter for compression of chirp data-signals

The paper examines the application of the deltamodulation transversal (d.m.t.) pulse-compression filter for chirp signal generation and processing in chirp-signal data communication systems. The d.m.t. filter is compared in this respect with the lumpedcomponent dispersive network. Details are given of the design, construction and operation of an experimental pulse-compression d.m.t. filter. The flexibility of the design procedure for the d.m.t. filter, relative to that for the dispersive network, allows modifications to be considered to the signal processing and the signal parameters with the aim of reducing error rate and filter complexity.