A method to obtain a signal   with a flat spectrum   (such as a pulse), but having a smaller amplitude
 than the pulse.
(1)
  
 
whence
(2)
  
 
where
(3)
  
 
with  .
Thus  
 and  
 are a Fourier pair, and since  , it is guaranteed that the sequence   has a flat spectrum. The sequence   is called the "quadratic phase array."
 
See also Quadratic 
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References Aarts, R. M. and Janssen, A. J. E. M. "On Analytic Design of Loudspeaker Arrays with Uniform Radiation Characteristics."
 J. Acoust. Soc. Amer.  107 , 287-292, 2000. Referenced on Wolfram|Alpha Quadratic Phase Array 
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Weisstein, Eric W.  "Quadratic Phase Array."
From MathWorld  --A Wolfram Resource. https://mathworld.wolfram.com/QuadraticPhaseArray.html 
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