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Getting the DTFT from the DFT samples
How would you get the DTFT from the DFT samples?
How will the DFT indexes map to the discrete frequency and what kind of an interpolation would be required?
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What is the formula for the frequency spectrum?
A signal $f[n]$ is given, the corresponding DTFT as $F(e^{j\omega})$ and a plot of the frequency spectrum $f(t)$. Unfortunately I can't find a formula for the frequency spectrum in my documents.
When ...
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Real-valued DTFT
Now this is a simple question, but I still ask it for clarification:
I know that an even signal $$h[n] = h[-n]$$ results in a real-valued DTFT (we have proven that in class). Now my question is the ...
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Orthogonality of filter impulse response to its even shift
I meet this problem but still do not know how to solve it.
Could you guy give me some guides?
Upsampling by 2 ($U_2$) followed by filtering by $g$, with operator $G$
And given: $<g_n,g_{n-2k}>...
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DTFT of inverse of any function
In my book solution is given like this.
But i am solving like this , am i doing wrong??
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From Orthogonality to DTFT
I have met this question, but cannot prove it using DTFT definition.
Given: $g$ is a discrete sequence filter and:
$$ g \in l^2(Z)$$
$$\langle g_n, g_{n-2k} \rangle = \delta_{k}$$
Prove:
$$|G(e^{j \...
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About the proof of an equality related to the DFT [sampling the DTFT to obtain the DFT]
This wiki page about the DTFT says that the DFT can be obtained from the DTFT by sampling the latter in one cycle at $N$ points:
When the DTFT is continuous, a common practice is to compute an ...
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relation between DFT to CTFT
The signal $$x(t)\;\;\;\;0\leq t\leq 0.2s $$
We know that the CTFT of $x(t)=0$ when $|w|>2*\pi*10^4$
We sample $x(t)$ in sample space of $$T=25\mu s$$ or $$F_s=1/T=40000Hz$$and we get a series ...
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Finite sequence input to DTFT
i'm studying the practical utility of Fourier transforms and i have some questions. I hope to receive answers in layman terms.
1) Does the DTFT take only infinite input sequences?
2) If i apply the ...
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Aliasing and DTFT of a real signal
We are analyzing a real signal with the DTFT. Since we are using a limited number of samples it's like we are transforming a finite signal.
As I remember, the FT of a finite signal has an infinite ...
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Linearity and time-shifting of $\mathcal{F}\{0.8^n\cos(0.1πn)u[n]\}$
To preface, this is not a homework related question but purely for self-study purposes.
Hi there, I try to calculate $\mathcal{F}\{0.8^n\cos(0.1πn)u[n]\}$ by using the properties of Discrete time ...
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Why is DTFT of $e^{jn\omega_0}$ an impulse train?
update : After asking the question, I figured out that DTFT result is an impulse train. Now my question evolved to, how it is derived in this way?
Using the DTFT formula seems not to be working, ...
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What is the meaning of the DTFT of the unit impulse sequence?
In an exercice, I'm asked to draw the $X_{imp}(\omega)$ Discrete-Time Fourier Transform (DTFT) of the $x_{imp}(n)$ unit impulse sequence defined as:
$$
x_{imp}(n) = \begin{cases}
1 & \text{if } ...
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Invertibility of Time-Dependent Fourier Transform
I am reading Oppenheim & Schafer's (O&S) Discrete Time Signal Processing (2nd or 3rd edition, does not matter) and I find hard to understand a technicality behind the Time-Dependent Fourier ...
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DTFT of window function applied to input signal
$$x[n] = cos(\omega_1n) + cos(\omega_2n)$$
$w[n] = 1/N$ for $0 \leq n < N, 0$ for everything else
Find the DTFT of $y[n]=x[n]w[n]$ expressed by the DTFT of $w[n]$, $W(\omega)$
I was thinking ...
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Discrete Time Fourier Transform (DTFT) cross correlation property
I came across this property of the Discrete Time Fourier Transform (DTFT) and I am having a tough time proving it.
In general, consider two real signals $x[n] \: \& \: y[n]$. If
$$ x[n] \...
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Frequency estimation of circularly shifted single tone signal
I have a discrete signal $y[n] = <e^{j ~ 2 \pi f ~ n}>_J + ~w[n]$ with $n \in [0, N[$ and $w[n]$ AWGN, $<x[n]>_K$ denotes the signal $x[n]$ circularly shifted by $K$ samples. Let's define $...
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Find the period of a signal with the DTFT plot
I have an exercise and I'm struggling to resolve it. Here it is :
My problem is about the DTFT. I've always been taught that we use DTFT for infinite-lenght signal that are not periodic (if the ...
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Continuous-time vs Discrete-time Fourier transform
case 1) to calculate the Fourier transform of discrete-time signal(sampled signal) we use Discrete-time Fourier transform.
but my question is:
case 2) if I consider that discrete-time signal as ...
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z-transform and DTFT properties
I actually do not understand what to do with the third property of the impulse response g[n] and how it has to be determined.
Thanks in advance!
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Method for determining probe angle by analyzing skewed sine wave
I've got a fun problem and would be curious to get feedback on how some of you would go about solving this.
Imagine I have a probe and am scanning the surface of some material. This material surface ...
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What is the interpretation of Fourier Transform containing only imaginary part?
The FT of a unit step function is taken as:
$$
X(\omega) = \int_0^\infty e^{-j\omega t}dt = \frac{-1}{jw}e^{-j\omega t} \Biggr |_{0}^{\infty} = \frac{j}{\omega}
$$
The transform only has the ...
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IFFT, negative frequencies and noncausal impulse
When using the IFFT to compute an approximation to the IDTFT, frequency range is 0 to 2$\pi$ versus $-\pi$ to $\pi$. This produces a different impulse sequence(causal I think).
How do you calculate ...
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Matlab FFT not producing symmetric spectrum
I am plotting a FFT of a sampled RC pulse but my resulting spectrum isn't symmetric - it's offset.
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Calculating DTFT
When calculating DTFT of (1/2)^n u[n]. We evaluate the sum as follows:
Please correct statements and answer questions below:
1) So to go from STEP 1 to STEP 2, the limits of the series are changed ...
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Proving that the IDTFT is the inverse of the DTFT?
The DTFT is given by:
$$X(e^{j\omega}) = \sum_{n=-\infty}^{\infty}x[n]e^{-j\omega n}$$
The IDTFT is given by:
$$x[n]=\frac{1}{2\pi}\int_{0}^{2\pi}X(e^{j\omega})e^{j\omega n}d\omega$$
I have been ...
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Proof that first difference filter amplifies noise
I'm a bit befuddled by noise's effect on derivative filters.
I've always 'known' that straightforward first difference derivative filters of discrete signals amplifies noise, but I'm struggling to ...
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Support of the convolution of two rectangular signals
I'm trying to convolve two rectangular signals in the frequency domain $$H_1(\omega) = u[\omega +.2\pi] - u[\omega -.2\pi]$$ and $$H_2(\omega) = u[\omega +.1\pi] - u[\omega -.1\pi]$$
My result is a ...
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DTFT of sawtooth wave through DTFT of rect signal
In a course i'm currently taking, the lecturer computed DTFT for the following signal:
$$r[n] = \begin{cases}
1& 0 \le n \le N\\
0& \mbox{otherwise}
\end{cases}
$$
For $N = 32$ i pictured $\...
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system function $H(\omega)$ relationship to odd and even components of h[n]
What qualities of $h[n]$ are necessary for:
$$
H(e^{j\omega}) = DTFT\{h_{even}[n]\} + j\ DTFT\{h_{odd}[n]\}
$$
Do all real / causal h[n] have the property that:
$$
H(e^{j\omega}) = DTFT\{h_{even}[n]...
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Is possible reach the DFT if I have the DTFT?
My teacher told me that DFT is DTFT sampled, i.e.:
$$X[k] = X(e^{j \omega})\Bigg|_{\omega = \frac{2\pi k}{N}}$$
But, if I have the sine
$$ x[n] = \sin(\omega_0 n) $$
the DTFT is:
$$X(e^{j \...
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Conversion between DTFT in radians/sample to DTFT in cycles/sample
I have found that most commonly the DTFT is defined as:
$X(\omega) = \sum_{n=-\infty}^{\infty} x[n]e^{-j \omega n}$.
However the class I am taking frequently uses the DTFT expressed in "normalized ...
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Relationship between the IDFT of a sampled DTFT and its discrete-time domain signal
Suppose we are given an input signal s[m,n] with DTFT $S(\omega_1, \omega_2)$.
We sample it at $\omega_1 = \frac{2 \pi k}{256}$ and $\omega_2 = \frac{2 \pi l}{256}$ to get a 256 point DFT S[k,l]. ...
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Maximum Magnitude Deviation between DFT and DTFT
Let $x[n]$ be a finite-length discrete-time signal with length $N$. The continuous DTFT $X(\omega)$ is then
$$
X(\omega) = \sum_{n = 0}^{N-1} x[n] e^{-j \omega n}.
$$
The length-$N$ DFT of $x[n]$ is
$...
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Using the given identities, find the inverse DTFT
Using the given identities,
$$ a^nu[n] \Longleftrightarrow \frac{1}{(1-ae^{-jw})}$$
and
$$\delta[n-k]\Longleftrightarrow e^{-jwk}$$
Find the inverse DTFT of,
$$ H(e^{jw}) = B\cdot\frac{e^{-jw}}{(...
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Bridging CTFT and DTFT for a cosine
I'm trying to understand how I can start from the CTFT of a signal and end up with a DTFT.
For example if I take a basic example:
$$\begin{aligned}
x(t) &= \cos(\omega_x \cdot t) = \frac{1}{2} \...
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How can I show DTFT result in MATLAB? [closed]
I wanna show DTFT result and convolution result in f-domain are same.
Additionally, I wanna show sampled function and inverse fourier transform result are same too.
How can I show this? If I use ...
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Calculate the Inverse DTFT of the DTFT Derivative in Terms of $ x \left[ n \right] $
Consider the signal $ x \left[ n \right] $ and its DTFT transform $ X \left( {e}^{j \omega} \right) $.
Assume $ X \left( {e}^{j \omega} \right) $ is differentiable.
What is the Inverse DTFT of:
$$ j ...
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The concept of normalized frequency
This question has already been asked and answered, but the motivation behind the use of normalized frequency units still evades me.
The Discrete Time Fourier Transform $$X(\tilde{ \omega }) = \sum_{n=...
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frequency spectrum of a sampled signal, PSD and power discussion
Before I go into my question, I first want to review the basics of sampling a signal and at the same time I build the basics of my questions so that they make more sense. I know I have asked couple of ...
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DTFT of $(-1)^n \cdot \mathrm{sinc}()$
I'm trying to find the DTFT of $$(-1)^n \cdot \frac{\sin (\pi n/2)}{\pi n}$$ I know the DTFT of $\frac{\sin \pi n/2}{\pi n}$ = a box function of amplitude 1, cutoff $\pi/2$. And I know that ...
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Question regarding DTFT of a complex signal
I have been doing DTFT practice problems for my DSP course, and I encountered this problem in the textbook that completely stumped me.
The question asks to find the DTFT of the shown signal and to ...
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Time scaling of discrete-time sequences and the DTFT
In the second edition of Signals and Systems by Alan Oppenheim, he discusses the DTFT of a "time-expanded" sequence that is effectively a slowed down version of the original sequence and can be ...
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Periodicity of the discrete-time Fourier Transform
The DTFT of a sequence $x[n]$ can be written as $$X(e^{j\omega}) = \sum_{n = -\infty}^{\infty} x[n] e^{-j\omega n}.$$
Is the smallest (fundamental) period in frequency of the DTFT always $2\pi$? Or ...
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IDTFT of $\sum_{k=-\infty}^{+\infty}(u(\Omega+\pi)+u(\Omega+\frac{\pi}{4})-u(\Omega-\frac{\pi}{4})-u(\Omega-\pi))\star \delta(\Omega-2k\pi)$
Compute the IDTFT of the following signal:
$$X(\Omega)=\sum_{k=-\infty}^{+\infty}\left(u(\Omega+\pi)+u\left(\Omega+\frac{\pi}{4}\right)-u\left(\Omega-\frac{\pi}{4}\right)-u(\Omega-\pi)\right)\...
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Inverse DTFT of $H_1(\Omega)=\begin{cases} 10,& \frac{\pi}{3} \leq |\Omega| < \pi\\ 0,& 0 \leq |\Omega| < \frac{\pi}{3}\\ \end{cases}$
What is the inverse DTFT of the $2\pi$-periodic extension of following function:
$$H_1(\Omega)=\begin{cases}
10,& \text{for } \frac{\pi}{3} \leq |\Omega| < \pi\\
0,& \text{for } 0 \leq ...
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Where is the flaw in this derivation of the DTFT of the unit step sequence $u[n]$?
This question is related to this other question of mine where I ask for derivations of the discrete-time Fourier transform (DTFT) of the unit step sequence $u[n]$. During my search for derivations I ...
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DTFT fourier transform (modified property)
I know there are 3 properties of DTFT that help with my problem
$$ a^{n}u[n]=\frac{1}{1-ae^{-jΩ}} $$
$$ (n+1)a^{n}u[n]=\left(\frac{1}{1-ae^{-jΩ}}\right)^{2} $$
$$ \frac{(n+r-1)!}{n!(r-1)!}a^{n}u[n]=\...
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Discrete-time Fourier Transform of the unit step sequence $u[n]$
From text books we know that the DTFT of $u[n]$ is given by
$$U(\omega)=\pi\delta(\omega)+\frac{1}{1-e^{-j\omega}},\qquad -\pi\le\omega <\pi\tag{1}$$
However, I haven't seen a DSP textbook that ...
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Does the DTFT of $\frac{u[n-1]}{n}$ exist?
I have started learning DSP on my own and I have this doubt. I have done some googling but haven't found an answer. I hope that someone here would give the answer. It will be of great help.
