English Explanatory Dictionary

autocorrelator

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A device that modifies a signal with a delayed copy of itself in order to detect any periodic signal hidden in the noise
  2. A device that uses interferometry to detect autocorrelation of optical beams

Word forms

autocorrelator autocorrelators

Etymology

From auto- + correlator.

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