Fourier Transform Table
UBC M267 Resources for 2005
F (t) Fb(ω) Notes
Z ∞
f (t) f (t)e−iωt dt Definition.
−∞
Z ∞
1
fb(ω)eiωt dω fb(ω) Inversion formula.
2π −∞
fb(−t) 2πf (ω) Duality property.
1
e−at u(t) a constant, <e(a) > 0
a + iω
2a
e−a|t| a constant, <e(a) > 0
a2 + ω2
1, if |t| < 1, sin(ω)
β(t) = 2 sinc(ω) = 2 Boxcar in time.
0, if |t| > 1 ω
1
sinc(t) β(ω) Boxcar in frequency.
π
f 0 (t) iω fb(ω) Derivative in time.
f 00 (t) (iω)2 fb(ω) Higher derivatives similar.
d
tf (t) i fb(ω) Derivative in frequency.
dω
d2
t2 f (t) i2 2 fb(ω) Higher derivatives similar.
dω
eiω0 t f (t) b
f (ω − ω0 ) Modulation property.
t − t0
f ke−iωt0 fb(kω) Time shift and squeeze.
k
(f ∗ g)(t) fb(ω)b
g (ω) Convolution in time.
0, if t < 0 1
u(t) = + πδ(ω) Heaviside step function.
1, if t > 0 iω
δ(t − t0 )f (t) e−iωt0 f (t0 ) Assumes f continuous at t0 .
eiω0 t 2πδ(ω − ω0 ) Useful for sin(ω0 t), cos(ω0 t).
Z ∞ Z ∞
Convolution: (f ∗ g)(t) = f (t − u)g(u) du = f (u)g(t − u) du.
−∞ −∞
Z ∞ Z ∞ 2
1
fb(ω) dω.
2
Parseval: |f (t)| dt =
−∞ 2π −∞