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Chirp

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A chirp signal is a signal whose frequency increases over time (“up-chirp”) or decreases over time (“down-chirp”). It is sometimes used synonymously with sweep signal. Commonly used in sonar and radar, it is also employed in other applications such as spread-spectrum communication. When used in spread spectrum, it is often generated and demodulated using surface-acoustic-wave devices such as RAC (reflective array compressors). In optical systems, increases or decreases in pulse-signal dispersion due to the dispersion characteristics of optical transmission-path materials can sometimes turn ultrashort laser pulses into chirp signals. The name chirp derives from the English word for birdsong.

Source updated 2023-09-01 · Snapshot 2026-10-08

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