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Complex frequency spectra. Amplitude, phase spectrum. Fourier integral theorem. From the Fourier series to the Fourier integral. Fourier transform. Fourier sine and cosine integrals. Convolution theorem. Parseval’s identity.

 

 

Complex frequency spectra. For a periodic function f (t) with a basic cycle corresponding to the interval -T/2 < t < T/2 the Fourier series expansion is


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where ωn = nω0, ω0 = 2π/T and


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The complex exponential form of this series is


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where


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Using the general formula x + iy = re the formulas for Cn and C-n can be written as


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where


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Phase angle. The angle ole6.gif is called the phase angle of the coefficient Cn.


Amplitude spectrum. The amplitude spectrum of a periodic function f (t) is a plot of the magnitude of the complex coefficients Cn versus ωn i.e. a plot of |Cn| versus ωn.     


Phase spectrum. The phase spectrum of a periodic function f (t) is a plot of the phase angle ole7.gif of Cn versus ωn


The variable ω is called the angular frequency. Since ωn = nω0 is a discrete variable, the amplitude and phase spectra are not continuous curves but rather present themselves as a sequence of vertical lines as shown in Fig. 3. These spectra are referred to as discrete frequency spectra or line spectra.


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Effect on the frequency spectra of an increase in the period T. The frequency spectra of any periodic function is discrete. Let us now consider what happens to the frequency spectra of a periodic function when we increase the length of the period T. Let f (t) represent the rectangular pulse train shown in Fig. 1 where a pulse of width d and height A is centered in an interval of length T. We wish to consider the effect of increasing the period T while keeping the pulse width constant, as shown in Fig. 2, and asking the question: What happens to the frequency spectra as T → ∞? The amplitude spectrum for f (t) is shown in Fig. 3 for two values of T: T = 1/4 and T = 1/2 — where d = 1/20. It can be seen from the figure that when the period T doubles from 1/4 to 1/2, the spectral lines become closer together and the amplitude decreases. We shall now discuss why this is so. The distance between two spectral lines is given by

 

6)        Δω = ωn - ωn-1 = ω0 = 2π/T



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Thus we see that the distance Δω between spectral lines is inversely proportional to the period T. When the period doubles, the distance between lines halves. Now let us consider what happens with the amplitude. The formulas for the coefficients Cn, as computed by 2) and 4) above, are 


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Now the fraction

 

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is of the general form sin θ / θ and for any angle θ,


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Proof


Thus the fraction 9) is a number that is always less than 1. Formula 8) can be written


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and the fraction acts as a scaling factor on C0. We see from 7) that C0 is inversely proportional to the period T. We now make the following general statement: The effect of an increase in the period T on the frequency spectra is a) a change in the horizontal interval Δω that is inversely proportional to T, b) a change in the vertical scale that is inversely proportional to T. As we let T approach infinity the spectral lines merge together and, in the limit, the spectra become continuous. And the amplitudes decrease, approaching zero in the limit.



Fourier integral theorem. Let a function f (x) satisfy the following conditions:         

1)        f (x) satisfies the Dirichlet conditions in every finite interval -L≤ x ≤L

 

2)        The integral


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converges, i.e. f (x) is absolutely integrable in -∞< x <∞.


Then


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where


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The result 11) holds if x is a point of continuity of f (x). As with a Fourier series, if x is a point of discontinuity, f (x) is given a value equal to its mean value at the discontinuity i.e. if x = a is a point of discontinuity, f (x) is given the value


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As with the Fourier series, the Dirchlet conditions are sufficient, but not necessary.


The similarity between 11) and 12) and the formulas for a Fourier series is obvious. The right side of 11) is sometimes called the Fourier integral expansion of f (x). It is also called the Fourier integral.



From the Fourier series to the Fourier integral. Let us, in a heuristic way, derive the Fourier integral from the Fourier series. We will start with the complex exponential form of the Fourier series


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where ωn = nω0, ω0 = 2π/T and


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Substituting 14) into 13) we obtain


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where we have used the dummy integration variable s to avoid confusion with t. Now multiplying both numerator and denominator of the right side by 2π we get


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We now replace the factor 2π/T in 16) with Δω (where Δω = ωn - ωn-1 = 2π/T) to get


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If we now define


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equation 17) becomes simply

 

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where ωn is the left-hand end point in the n-th subinterval Δω. Since


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and since T → ∞ implies Δω → 0, we make the following statement: If T → ∞, then the nonperiodic limit of the function f(t) is

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or


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which is the complex, exponential form of the Fourier integral.



Fourier transform. If we define


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equation 22) becomes


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The functions f (t) and F(ω) are called a Fourier transform pair. F(ω) is the Fourier transform of f (t) and f (t) is the inverse Fourier transform of F(ω). The symmetries between 23) and 24) are obvious. If we compare 23) and 24) with 13) and 14) we note the analogies between 24) and 13) and 23) and 14). The relation 22) is known as Fourier’s identity.


Note. The constants preceding the integral signs in 24) and 25) can be any constants whose product is 1/2π. For example, the Fourier transform pair


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is known as the symmetric form.

 


Equivalent forms of the Fourier integral. Let f satisfy the Dirichlet conditions on any finite interval and assume that the integral


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exists. Then the following are equivalent forms of the Fourier integral:


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or


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where


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Proof



Special cases of the Fourier integral


Fourier cosine integral. If the function f (t) is even, Fourier’s integral reduces to


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which is called the Fourier cosine integral. It is analogous to the half-range cosine expansion of a periodic function that is even.

 

Proof. If f is an even function, then in 28) above, f (s) cos ωs is even (since the product of two even functions is even), f (s) sin ωs is odd, B(ω) = 0,


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and 27) becomes 29).


Fourier sine integral. If the function f (t) is odd, Fourier’s integral reduces to


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which is called the Fourier sine integral. It is analogous to the half-range sine expansion of a periodic function that is odd.

 


Transform pairs for even and odd functions. Transform pairs corresponding to the Fourier cosine and sine integrals are


I Transform pair - cosine integral. f (t) even. 


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II Transform pair - sine integral. f (t) odd. 


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Def. Convolution of two functions. The convolution of two functions f (t) and g(t), where -∞< t < ∞, is defined as


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and denoted by f *g.

Syn. bilateral convolution



Def. Correlation function. The correlation function for two functions f (x) and g(x) is defined as


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and represents a measure of correlation (or similarity) between the two functions.


Note. The cross-correlation integral is similar to the convolution integral but has different properties. For example, in the case of convolution f*g = g*f, whereas with cross-correlation this is not the case.



Functions of type f(x + h). The graph of function f(x + h) corresponds to that of function f(x) as translated h units to the left or right according to the sign of h. If h is positive the translation is to the left. When we talk about the function f(x + h) we mean that new function f1(x) that we would get if we substituted x + h for x in f(x). It can be viewed as making the substitution x = u + h in the function f(x) to get the function f1(u) which is f(x) as referenced to a new u-based coordinate system.


Functions of type f(-x + h). To understand what the graph of the function f(-x + h) looks like we first note the graph of f(-x) is the graph of f(x) as reflected about the y axis. The graph of f(-x + h) is the graph of f(x) as first reflected about the y axis and then translated h units to the right (assuming positive h).

 



The Convolution theorem. The Fourier transform of the convolution of f and g is the product of the Fourier transforms of f and g i.e.


            F (f *g) = F (f ) F(g)




Parseval’s identity for Fourier integrals. If the Fourier transform of f (t) is F(ω), then


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This is called Parseval’s identity for Fourier integrals.






References

  Wylie. Advanced Engineering Mathematics. Chap. 7

  Spiegal. Laplace Transforms. (Schaum) Chap. 6

  James & James. Mathematics Dictionary.

  Taylor. Advanced Calculus.

  Hsu. Fourier Analysis.



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