Fourier Transform

(Part 2)

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 Dirichlet Conditions
A periodic signal HAS Fourier series IF it
satisfies :

1. x(t) is integratable over any period.

2. x(t) has only finite number of maxima and
minima over any period.
3. x(t) has only finite number of discontinuities
over any period.
 Example 1
Determine the complex Fourier coefficients for the
following signal:

(a) x(t )  cos 0t

 
(b) x(t )  cos 2t  
 4
(c) x(t )  cos 4t  sin 6t
 Example 2
Find the Fourier Transform of the rectangular pulse
signal x(t) defined by:
1 | t | a
x(t )  pa (t )  
0 | t | a
 Solution
 a
X ( )   pa (t )e  jt
dt   e  jt dt
 a

1 j a  ja sin a sin a

 (e  e )2  2a
j  a

x(t) x(ω)

2a

t ω
2   2
-a 0 a   0
a a a a
 Example 3
Find the Fourier Transform of the signal:

a t
(a) x(t )  e a0
2
(b) x(t )  cos 0t , 0 
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 Solution (a)
Signal x(t) can be rewritten as:
a t e  at t 0
x(t )  e   at
e t0
Then, 0 
X ( )   e e at  jt
dt   e  at e  jt dt
 0

0 
 e ( a  j ) t
dt   e ( a  j )t dt
 0

1 1 2a
   2
a  j a  j a   2
 Solution (b)
From Euler’s Formula,
1 j  0 t 1  j 0 t
x(t )  cos 0t  e  e
2 2
Fourier Transform is:
1 1
X ( )  2 (  0 )   2 (  0 ) 
2 2
  (  0 )    (  0 ) 
0  2 / 3
 2   2 
X ( )    (  )     (  )
 3   3 
 Example
Find the Fourier Transform of the signal:
5 t
x(t )  5e sin 5t

Hint: Use Frequency Shifting Property

 Solution
5 t 2a 2(5)
From (a), 5e  5 2 2
5 2
a  5 2
1 j 5t
From Euler’s Formula: sin 5t 
2j
e  e  j 5t

5 t  1 j 5t  j 5t  5 2(5) j 5t 5 2(5)  j 5t
x(t )  5e  (e  e )   2 2
e   2 2
e
2 j  2 j 5  2 j 5 
From Frequency Shifting properties:
5 2(5) 5 2(5)
X ( )   2  
2 j 5  (  5) 2 2 j 52  (  5) 2
5j 2(5) 5j 2(5)
 2 2  
2 j 5  (  5) 2 2 j 2 52  (  5) 2
 1 1 
 25 j  2
 2
 25  (  5) 25  (  5) 
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 Quiz 2f
Determine the complex Fourier coefficients for
the following signal:

(a) x(t )  sin 0t

 
(b) x(t )  sin  3t  
 2