Concept:
In practical PAM systems, flat-top sampling is achieved using a sample-and-hold circuit.
Due to the finite pulse width of the sampling pulse, the sampled spectrum gets multiplied by a sinc function.
This introduces amplitude distortion known as the aperture effect.
\[
H(f)=\frac{\sin(\pi f\tau)}{\pi f\tau}
\]
where \(\tau\) is the pulse width.
Step 1: Understand the aperture effect.
The sinc response attenuates higher-frequency components more than lower-frequency components.
Hence the reconstructed signal suffers from frequency-dependent distortion.
Step 2: Determine the corrective device.
To compensate for this non-uniform frequency response, a network having the inverse characteristic is employed.
Such a compensating network is called an equalizer.
Step 3: Select the correct option.
Therefore, aperture effect is corrected using
\[
\boxed{\text{Equalizer}}
\]
Hence,
\[
\boxed{\text{Correct Option (D)}}
\]