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A Novel Calibration Method of Short-Time Waveform Signals Passed through LTI Systems: 1. Methodology and Simple Examples
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  • Masahiro Kitahara,
  • Shoya Matsuda,
  • Yuto Katoh,
  • Hirotsugu Kojima,
  • Yoshiya Kasahara,
  • Yoshizumi Miyoshi,
  • Satoko Nakamura,
  • Mitsuru Hikishima
Masahiro Kitahara
Nagoya University

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Shoya Matsuda
Kanazawa University
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Yuto Katoh
Tohoku University
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Hirotsugu Kojima
Kyoto University
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Yoshiya Kasahara
Kanazawa University
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Yoshizumi Miyoshi
Institute for Space-Earth Environmental Research, Nagoya University
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Satoko Nakamura
Nagoya University
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Mitsuru Hikishima
Institute of Space and Astronautical Science, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency
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Abstract

We propose a novel and accurate calibration method for short-time waveform signals passed through a linear time-invariant (LTI) system that has a non-negligible group delay. Typically, the calibration process of waveform data is expressed by the Fourier transform and is performed in the frequency domain. If the short-time Fourier transform is applied to the waveform data in the calibration process, multiplying the data by a window function is highly recommended to reduce side-lobe effects. However, the multiplied window function is also modified in the calibration process. We analyzed the modification mathematically and derived a novel method to eliminate the modification of the multiplied window function. In the novel method, calibrated data in the frequency domain are inverse-transformed into waveform data at each frequency, divided by a modified window function at each frequency, and accumulated over the frequencies. The principle of this method derived quantitatively indicates that the calibration accuracy depends on the transfer function of the system, frequency resolution of the Fourier transform, type of the window function, and typical frequency of the waveform data. Compared with conventional calibration methods, the proposed method provides more accurate results in various cases. This method is useful for calibration of general radio wave signals through passed LTI systems as well as for calibration of plasma waves observed in space.