Common Laplace Transform Pairs

Time Domain Function

Name
Definition*
(t )
Unit Impulse
Unit Step

(t)

Unit Ramp

Parabola

t2

Exponential

e at

1
(1 e at )
a

Asymptotic
Exponential

1
e at e bt
ba
1
1

1
be at ae bt

ab a b

Dual Exponential
Asymptotic Dual
Exponential
Time multiplied
Exponential

te at

Sine

sin(0 t)

Cosine

cos(0 t)

Decaying Sine

e at sin(d t)

Decaying Cosine

e at cos(d t)

Generic Oscillatory
Decay
Prototype Second
Order Lowpass,
underdamped
Prototype Second
Order Lowpass,
underdamped
Step Response

Laplace Domain
Function
1
1
s
1
s2
2
s3
1
sa
1
s( s a)
1
( s a )( s b)
1
s ( s a )( s b)
1
(s a) 2
0
2
s 02
s
2
s 02
d
(s a) 2 d2
sa
(s a) 2 d2

C aB
e at Bcos d t
sin d t
d

0
e0 t sin 0 1 2 t
2
1

1
1

e 0 t sin 0 1 2 t

1 2
tan 1

Bs C

s a

d2

02
s 2 20s 02

02
s(s 2 20s 02 )

*All time domain functions are implicitly=0 for t<0 (i.e. they are multiplied by unit step, (t)).
u(t) is more commonly used for the step, but is also used for other things. (t) is chosen to avoid confusion
(and because in the Laplace domain it looks a little like a step function, (s)).

Common Laplace Transform Properties

Name
Definition of Transform

Illustration
L
f (t)
F(s)

F(s) f (t)e st dt
0

Linearity
First Derivative
Second Derivative
nth Derivative
Integral
Time Multiplication
Time Delay
Complex Shift
Scaling
Convolution Property
Initial Value
(Only if F(s) is strictly proper;
order of numerator < order of denominator).

Final Value
(if final value exists;
e.g., decaying exponentials)

L
Af1 (t ) Bf 2 (t )
AF1 ( s ) BF2 ( s )
df (t ) L
sF ( s ) f (0 )
dt
2
d f (t ) L
s 2 F ( s ) sf (0 ) f (0 )
dt 2
n
d n f (t ) L
n

s
F
(
s
)

s ni f (i 1) (0 )

n
dt
i 1
t
1
L
0 f ( )d s F (s)
dF ( s )
L

tf (t )
ds
L
f (t a) (t a) e as F(s)

(t) is unit step

f (t )e

at

F (s a)

t L
f
aF (as)
a
L
f1 (t ) * f 2 (t )
F1 ( s ) F2 ( s )
lim f (t ) lim sF ( s )

t 0

lim f (t ) lim sF ( s )
t

s 0