Abstract:
Providing an indication of the product of two arbitrary signals utilizing an electronic multiplier whose output signal will include DC drift and offset due to circuit imperfections in said multiplier, wherein prior to multiplying said signals in said multiplier, multiplying one of said signals with a predetermined polarity reversing signal to provide said one signal repetitively reversed in polarity in accordance with the sign of said predetermined polarity reversing signal, multiplying said one signal repetitively reversed in polarity times the other of said signals in said multiplier to provide the product of said signals in the form of a predetermined product signal repetitively polarity reversed in accordance with the sign of said predetermined polarity reversing signal, the output signal from said multiplier comprised of said predetermined product signal and said DC drift and offset and wherein the peak-to-peak amplitude of said predetermined product signal is proportional substantially only to the actual product of said signals and is substantially independent of said DC drift and offset; filtering said predetermined product signal out of said output signal; and synchronously rectifying said product signal in synchronism with said predetermined polarity reversing signal to provide a DC signal which is said indication of the product of said two arbitrary signals.