Patent ID: 8643925

Claim:
A system, comprising: a transmitter configured to selectively transmit an initiated signal; at least one communication media in communication with the transmitter; and a correction device in communication with the transmitter via the communication media, the correction device including a plurality of reflection units arranged in series and configured such that: a first reflection unit of the plurality of reflection units receives the initiated signal from the communication media and reflects the initiated signal towards a next one of the plurality of reflection units; a last reflection unit of the plurality of reflection units receives the initiated signal as reflected from a previous one of the plurality of reflection units and reflects the initiated signal towards an output path; each of the plurality of reflection units other than the first reflection unit and the last reflection unit receives the initiated signal as reflected by a previous one of the plurality of reflection units and reflects the initiated signal towards a next one of the plurality of reflection units; wherein each of the plurality of reflection units includes a compensation array that includes a plurality of discrete reflection elements, and each of the plurality of reflection units is configured to selectively switch between a correction state and a no-correction state such that, in the correction state the compensation array of the respective correction unit is configured to apply a variably selectable correction to the initiated signal by variably arranging the plurality of discrete reflection elements and reflecting the initiated signal off of the plurality of discrete elements, and in the no-correction state the respective reflection unit reflects the initiated signal without applying a correction.