Definition of "autocorrelator" []

• A device that modifies a signal with a delayed copy of itself in order to detect any periodic signal hidden in the noise (noun)
• A device that uses interferometry to detect autocorrelation of optical beams (noun)

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• "Pulse duration and average beam power was measured using an autocorrelator and a thermopile detector, respectively."