Lecture 10

Fourier Transform
(Lathi 7.1-7.3)

Peter Cheung
Department of Electrical & Electronic Engineering
Imperial College London
URL: www.ee.imperial.ac.uk/pcheung/teaching/ee2_signals
E-mail: p.cheung@imperial.ac.uk
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Lecture 10 Slide 1

Definition of Fourier Transform

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The forward and inverse Fourier Transform are defined for aperiodic
signal as:

Already covered in Year 1 Communication course (Lecture 5).

Fourier series is used for periodic signals.

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Lecture 10 Slide 2

Connection between Fourier Transform and Laplace

Transform
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Compare Fourier Transform:

With Laplace Transform:

Setting s = j in this equation yield:

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Is it true that:
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Yes only if x(t) is absolutely integrable, i.e. has finite energy:

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Lecture 10 Slide 3

Define three useful functions

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A unit rectangular window (also called a unit gate) function rect(x):

A unit triangle function (x):

Interpolation function sinc(x):

or
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Lecture 10 Slide 4

More about sinc(x) function

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sinc(x) is an even function of x.

sinc(x) = 0 when sin(x) = 0
except when x=0, i.e. x = ,
2, 3..
sinc(0) = 1 (derived with
LHpitals rule)
sinc(x) is the product of an
oscillating signal sin(x) and a
monotonically decreasing
function 1/x. Therefore it is a
damping oscillation with period
of 2 with amplitude
decreasing as 1/x.

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Fourier Transform of

x(t) = rect(t/)

Evaluation:

Since rect(t/) = 1 for -/2 < t < /2 and 0 otherwise

Bandwidth 2/

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Lecture 10 Slide 6

Fourier Transform of unit impulse x(t) = (t)

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Using the sampling property of the impulse, we get:

IMPORTANT Unit impulse contains COMPONENT AT EVERY FREQUENCY.

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Lecture 10 Slide 7

Inverse Fourier Transform of ()

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Using the sampling property of the impulse, we get:

Spectrum of a constant (i.e. d.c.) signal x(t)=1 is an impulse 2().

or

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Inverse Fourier Transform of ( - 0)

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Using the sampling property of the impulse, we get:

Spectrum of an everlasting exponential ej0t is a single impulse at =0.

or

and

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Lecture 10 Slide 9

Fourier Transform of everlasting sinusoid cos 0t

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Remember Euler formula:

Use results from slide 9, we get:

Spectrum of cosine signal has two impulses at positive and negative

frequencies.

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Lecture 10 Slide 10

Fourier Transform of any periodic signal

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Fourier series of a periodic signal x(t) with period T0 is given by:

Take Fourier transform of both sides, we get:

This is rather obvious!

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Lecture 10 Slide 11

Fourier Transform of a unit impulse train

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Consider an impulse train

T (t ) = (t nT0 )
0

The Fourier series of this impulse train can be shown to be:

2
1
T0 (t ) = Dn e jn0t where 0 =
and Dn =
T0
T0

Therefore using results from the last slide (slide 11), we get:

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Lecture 10 Slide 12

Fourier Transform Table (1)

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Lecture 10 Slide 13

Fourier Transform Table (2)

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Lecture 10 Slide 14

Fourier Transform Table (3)

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