Steve, Just to make sure we are on the same page, what do you mean by SP function and original image? Single pole? And the time-domain wave-shape of the source? Regards, Istvan steve weir wrote: > Istvan, to the extent that the dispersion looks like deterministic > group delay a SP function could theoretically reconstruct the original > image. > > Regards, > > > Steve. > At 06:46 PM 4/9/2005 -0400, Istvan Novak wrote: > >> Adrianna, >> >> You can try to play with intentional mismatches >> at the source and load ends. You can compensate >> for part of the rise-time degradation this way, >> but be aware that the solution will be dependent >> on the interconnect parameters, most notably on >> the rise time of source signal, and the total >> loss of the trace. In other words, the more >> generic solution you want (the wider range of >> these parameters you want to cover), the less >> compensation you can achieve. >> >> >> Best regards, >> >> Istvan Novak, >> SUN Microsystems >> >> Adrianna wrote: >> >> >Hello, >> > >> >I have a hypothetical question on lossy lines. >> > >> >Suppose you send a square pulse down a lossy line. At the far end, the >> >square pulse maintains its overall shape but is attenuated and has a >> >degraded rise time. Besides matching impedance at the source or adding >> >parallel termination, which eliminate the reflections, what are some >> >ways, if any, to counteract the loss due to dispersion? >> > >> > >> >-Adrianna > ------------------------------------------------------------------ To unsubscribe from si-list: si-list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the Subject field or to administer your membership from a web page, go to: //www.freelists.org/webpage/si-list For help: si-list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'help' in the Subject field List FAQ wiki page is located at: http://si-list.org/wiki/wiki.pl?Si-List_FAQ List technical documents are available at: http://www.si-list.org List archives are viewable at: //www.freelists.org/archives/si-list or at our remote archives: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/si-list/messages Old (prior to June 6, 2001) list archives are viewable at: http://www.qsl.net/wb6tpu