Fourier Transform Table

Table: Properties of FT

Property Aperiodic signal Fourier transform
x(t)x(t) X(jω)X(j\omega)
y(t)y(t) Y(jω)Y(j\omega)
Linearity ax(t)+by(t)ax(t) + by(t) aX(jω)+bY(jω)aX(j\omega) + bY(j\omega)
Time Shifting x(t−t0)x(t - t_0) e−jωt0X(jω)e^{-j\omega t_0} X(j\omega)
Frequency Shifting ejω0tx(t)e^{j\omega_0 t} x(t) X(j(ω−ω0))X(j(\omega - \omega_0))
Conjugation x∗(t)x^*(t) X∗(−jω)X^*(-j\omega)
Time Reversal x(−t)x(-t) X(−jω)X(-j\omega)
Time and Frequency Scaling x(at)x(at) 1∣a∣X(jωa)\frac{1}{ \lvert a \lvert } X\left(\frac{j\omega}{a}\right)
Convolution x(t)∗y(t)x(t) * y(t) X(jω)Y(jω)X(j\omega)Y(j\omega)
Multiplication x(t)y(t)x(t)y(t) 12π∫−∞∞X(jθ)Y(j(ω−θ))dθ\frac{1}{2\pi} \int_{-\infty}^{\infty} X(j\theta)Y(j(\omega - \theta)) d\theta
Differentiation in Time ddtx(t)\frac{d}{dt} x(t) jωX(jω)j\omega X(j\omega)
Integration ∫−∞tx(τ)dτ\int_{-\infty}^{t} x(\tau) d\tau 1jωX(jω)+πX(0)δ(ω)\frac{1}{j\omega} X(j\omega) + \pi X(0) \delta(\omega)
Differentiation in Frequency tx(t)t x(t) jddωX(jω)j \frac{d}{d\omega} X(j\omega)
Conjugate Symmetry for Real Signals x(t)x(t) real X(jω)=X∗(−jω)X(j\omega) = X^*(-j\omega)
Re{X(jω)}=Re{X(−jω)}\mathfrak{Re}\{X(j\omega)\} = \mathfrak{Re}\{X(-j\omega)\}
Im{X(jω)}=−Im{X(−jω)}\mathfrak{Im}\{X(j\omega)\} = -\mathfrak{Im}\{X(-j\omega)\}
∣X(jω)∣=∣X(−jω)∣\lvert X(j\omega) \rvert = \lvert X(-j\omega) \rvert
∠X(jω)=−∠X(−jω)\angle X(j\omega) = -\angle X(-j\omega)
Symmetry for Real and Even Signals x(t)x(t) real and even X(jω)X(j\omega) real and even
Symmetry for Real and Odd Signals x(t)x(t) real and odd X(jω)X(j\omega) purely imaginary and odd
Even-Odd Decomposition for Real Signals xe(t)=Ev{x(t)}x_e(t) = \mathcal{Ev}\{x(t)\}
xo(t)=Od{x(t)}x_o(t) = \mathcal{Od}\{x(t)\}
Re{X(jω)}\mathfrak{Re}\{X(j\omega)\}
jIm{X(jω)}j\mathfrak{Im}\{X(j\omega)\}
Parseval’s Relation for Aperiodic Signals ∫−∞∞∣x(t)∣2dt=12π∫−∞∞∣X(jω)∣2dω\int_{-\infty}^{\infty} \lvert x(t) \rvert ^2 dt = \frac{1}{2\pi} \int_{-\infty}^{\infty} \lvert X(j\omega) \rvert ^2 d\omega

Table: Commonly Used FT

Signal Fourier Transform Fourier Series Coefficients (if periodic)
∑k=−∞+∞akejkω0t\sum_{k=-\infty}^{+\infty} a_k e^{jk\omega_0 t} 2π∑k=−∞+∞akδ(ω−kω0)2\pi \sum_{k=-\infty}^{+\infty} a_k \delta(\omega - k\omega_0) aka_k
ejω0te^{j\omega_0 t} 2πδ(ω−ω0)2\pi \delta(\omega - \omega_0) a1=1a_1 = 1,
ak=0a_k = 0, otherwise
cos⁡ω0t\cos \omega_0 t π[δ(ω−ω0)+δ(ω+ω0)]\pi[\delta(\omega - \omega_0) + \delta(\omega + \omega_0)] a1=12a_1 = \frac{1}{2},
ak=0a_k = 0, otherwise
sin⁡ω0t\sin \omega_0 t πj[δ(ω−ω0)−δ(ω+ω0)]\frac{\pi}{j}[\delta(\omega - \omega_0) - \delta(\omega + \omega_0)] a1=−12ja_1 = -\frac{1}{2j}, ak=0a_k = 0, otherwise
x(t)=1x(t) = 1 2πδ(ω)2\pi \delta(\omega) a0=1a_0 = 1, ak=0a_k = 0, k≠0k \neq 0
Periodic square wave
x(t)={1,∣t∣<T10,T1<∣t∣≤τ2x(t) = \begin{cases} 1, & \lvert t \rvert < T_1 \\ 0, & T_1 < \lvert t\lvert \leq \frac{\tau}{2} \end{cases}
x(t+T)=x(t)x(t + T) = x(t)
∑k=−∞+∞2sin⁡kω0T1kδ(ω−kω0)\sum_{k=-\infty}^{+\infty} \frac{2\sin k\omega_0 T_1}{k} \delta(\omega - k\omega_0) ω0T1πsinc(kω0T1π)=sin⁡kω0T1kπ\frac{\omega_0 T_1}{\pi} \text{sinc}\left(\frac{k\omega_0 T_1}{\pi}\right) = \frac{\sin k\omega_0 T_1}{k\pi}
∑n=−∞∞δ(t−nT)\sum_{n=-\infty}^{\infty} \delta(t - nT) 2πT∑k=−∞∞δ(ω−2πkT)\frac{2\pi}{T} \sum_{k=-\infty}^{\infty} \delta(\omega - \frac{2\pi k}{T}) ak=1Ta_k = \frac{1}{T} for all kk
x(t)={1,∣t∣<T10,∣t∣>T1x(t) = \begin{cases} 1, & \lvert t \lvert < T_1 \\ 0, & \lvert t\lvert > T_1 \end{cases} 2sin⁡ωT1ω\frac{2\sin\omega T_1}{\omega} -
sin⁡Wtπt\frac{\sin Wt}{\pi t} X(jω)={1,∣ω∣<W0,∣ω∣>WX(j\omega) = \begin{cases} 1, & \lvert \omega \lvert < W \\ 0, & \lvert \omega \lvert > W \end{cases} -
δ(t)\delta(t) 11 -
u(t)u(t) 1jω+πδ(ω)\frac{1}{j\omega} + \pi \delta(\omega) -
δ(t−t0)\delta(t - t_0) e−jωt0e^{-j\omega t_0} -
e−atu(t),ℜ(a)>0e^{-a t}u(t), \Re(a) > 0 1a+jω\frac{1}{a + j\omega} -
te−atu(t),ℜ(a)>0t e^{-a t}u(t), \Re(a) > 0 1(a+jω)2\frac{1}{(a + j\omega)^2} -
tnn!e−atu(t),ℜ(a)>0\frac{t^n}{n!}e^{-a t}u(t), \Re(a) > 0 1(a+jω)n+1\frac{1}{(a + j\omega)^{n+1}} -
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