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First Claim
1. An apparatus for reducing an interference portion in a time-discrete signal further comprising a useful portion, the apparatus comprising:
- a first provider for providing the time-discrete signal comprising the interference portion and the useful portion, the first provider being adapted to sample an iterative optical signal which corresponds to bright periods during which a transmit light source adopts an on state;
a second provider for providing a first time-discrete reference signal comprising a first frequency component of the interference portion, and a second time-discrete signal comprising a second frequency component of the interference portion, the first and second frequency components being shifted in phase, and the second provider for providing the first and second reference signals being adapted to sample two optical signals which correspond to dark periods during which no transmit light source adopts an on state;
a subtractor for generating a differential signal from the two reference signals, the differential signal comprising a third frequency component caused by the first and second frequency components; and
a manipulator for manipulating the time-discrete signal on the basis of the differential signal, such that in a manipulated time-discrete signal the interference portion is reduced.
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Abstract
Apparatus for reducing an interference portion in a time-discrete signal further including a useful portion, including a first provider for providing the time-discrete signal including the interference portion and the useful portion; a second provider for providing a first time-discrete reference signal including a first interference portion, and a second time-discrete reference signal including a second interference portion, the second interference portion being shifted in phase relative to the first interference portion. The apparatus further includes a subtractor for generating a differential signal from the two reference signals, the differential signal including a frequency component caused by the first and second interference portions; and a manipulator for manipulating the time-discrete signal on the basis of the differential signal such that in a manipulated time-discrete signal the frequency component is reduced.
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38 Claims
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1. An apparatus for reducing an interference portion in a time-discrete signal further comprising a useful portion, the apparatus comprising:
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a first provider for providing the time-discrete signal comprising the interference portion and the useful portion, the first provider being adapted to sample an iterative optical signal which corresponds to bright periods during which a transmit light source adopts an on state; a second provider for providing a first time-discrete reference signal comprising a first frequency component of the interference portion, and a second time-discrete signal comprising a second frequency component of the interference portion, the first and second frequency components being shifted in phase, and the second provider for providing the first and second reference signals being adapted to sample two optical signals which correspond to dark periods during which no transmit light source adopts an on state; a subtractor for generating a differential signal from the two reference signals, the differential signal comprising a third frequency component caused by the first and second frequency components; and a manipulator for manipulating the time-discrete signal on the basis of the differential signal, such that in a manipulated time-discrete signal the interference portion is reduced. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37)
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38. A method of reducing an interference portion in a time-discrete signal further comprising a useful portion, the method comprising:
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providing a time-discrete signal comprising the interference portion and the useful portion, comprising sampling an iterative optical signal which corresponds to bright periods during which a transmit light source adopts an on state; providing a first time-discrete reference signal comprising a first frequency component of the interference portion; providing a second time-discrete reference signal comprising a second frequency component of the interference portion, the first and second frequency components being shifted in phase, and providing the first and second reference signals comprising sampling optical signals which correspond to dark periods during which no transmit light source adopts an on state; subtracting the two reference signals and providing a differential signal comprising a third frequency component caused by the first and second frequency components; and manipulating the time-discrete signal on the basis of the differential signal such that in a manipulated time-discrete signal the interference portion is reduced.
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