Tutorial_1
Tutorial_1
Problem 1:
(a) Find the Fourier transform of the half-cosine pulse shown in the figure (a) below.
(b) Apply the time-shifting property to the result obtained in part (a) to evaluate the spectrum of the
half-sine pulse shown in figure (b).
(c) What is the spectrum of a half-sine pulse having a duration equal to aT ?
(d) What is the spectrum of the negative half-sine pulse shown in figure (c)?
(e) Find the spectrum of the single sine pulse shown in figure (d).
Problem 2:
Evaluate the Fourier transform of the damped sinusoidal wave
g ( t ) = exp ( −t ) sin ( 2 fct ) u (t ) ,
where u ( t ) is the unit step function.
Problem 3:
Any function g ( t ) can be split unambiguously into an even part and an odd part, as shown by
1
g ( t ) = ge ( t ) + go ( t ) . The even part is defined by ge ( t ) = g ( t ) + g ( −t ) and the odd part is
2
1
defined by go ( t ) = g ( t ) − g ( −t ) .
2
t 1
(a) Evaluate the even and odd parts of a rectangular pulse defined by g ( t ) = A rect − .
T 2
(b) What are the Fourier transforms of these two parts of the pulse?
Problem 4:
The Fourier transform of a signal g (t ) is denoted by G ( f ) . Prove the following properties of the
Fourier transform:
(a) If a real signal g (t ) is an even function of time t, the Fourier transform G ( f ) is purely real.
If a real signal g (t ) is an odd function of time t, the Fourier transform G ( f ) is purely
imaginary.
n
j ( n)
G ( f ) , where G ( f ) is the nth derivative of G ( f ) with respect to f .
( n)
(b) t g ( t )
n
2
n
j ( n)
− t g ( t ) dt = 2 G ( 0) .
n
(c)
(d) g1 ( t ) g 2 ( t )dt = G1 ( f ) G 2 ( f ) df .
− −
(e) g1 ( t ) g 2 ( t ) G1 ( ) G2 ( − f ) d .
−
Problem 5:
Consider the convolution of two signals g1 ( t ) and g2 ( t ) . Show that:
d d
(a) g1 ( t ) g 2 ( t ) = g1 ( t ) g 2 ( t ) .
dt dt
t
( ) ( ) t g ( ) d g ( t ) .
(b) −
g1 g 2
d =
− 1 2
Problem 6:
Evaluate the Fourier transform of the delta function by considering it as the limiting form of (1) a
rectangular pulse of unit area, and (2) a sinc pulse of unit area.