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WITHOUT FIR FILTER WITH FiRPHASE FILTER
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Fig.4 A – Impulse Response, no FIR; B – IR after FIR filtering; C – Energy Time Curve plot, no FIR; D – ETC plot after FIR filtering; ,E – Phase plot, no FIR; F – Phase plot after
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