A Method for Suppressing the Unwanted Signal Due to the L(0, 2) Mode in an L(0, 3) Mode Pulse Compression Filter by Means of a Tapered Cylindrical Fused Quartz Rod

In an attempt to improve a pulse compression filter using a fused quartz rod, we devised a method to eliminate an unwanted L(0, 2) signal over a wide frequency range and, at the same time, obtain sufficient time dispersion. We found that the suppression of the L(0, 2) unwanted signal is realized using the freouency band where the change of patterns of L(0, 2) and L(0, 3) modes is slight. Sufficient time dispersion is obtained using a tapered cylindrical fused quartz rod.