1.3.3 DISCRETE-TIME FOURIER TRANSFORM (DTFT) ¢ Spectral representation foraperiodic DT signals. e As in the CT case, we may derive the DIFT by starting with a spectral representation (the discrete-time Fourier series) for periodic DT sig- nals and letting the period become infinitely long. « Instead, we will take a shorter but less direct approach.Recall the continuous-time Fourier series: x(t) = a x Xpel2akt/T T k=—oo T/2 ; X= f x(t) ePrkt/Tat -T/2 (1) (2) Before, we interpreted (1) as a spectral representa- tion for the CT periodic signal x(t). Now, let’s consider (2) to be a spectral representa- tion for the sequence Xx, —co < k < oo.We are effectively interchanging the time and fre- quency domains. We want to express an arbitrary signal x(n) in terms of complex exponential signals of the form en, Recall that w is only unique modulo 27.