inverse fourier Definition and 53 Threads

  1. Skaiserollz89

    A Fourier optics model of a 4f system

    In my system I am trying to represent two lenses. L1 with focal length f1=910mm and the other lens, L2 with focal length f2=40mm. These lenses are space such that there is a distance of f1+f2 between the lenses. I have a unit amplitude plane wave incident on L1. My goal is to find the...
  2. PainterGuy

    MATLAB Finding an inverse Fourier transform using the Laplace transform

    Hi, This thread is an extension of this discussion where @DrClaude helped me. I thought that it'd be better to separate this question. I couldn't find any other way to post my work other than as images so if any of the embedded images are not clear, just click on them. It'd make them clearer...
  3. G

    MHB Fourier and inverse fourier transform

    Hi, I've been looking all over the net for good examples but I've only found some intro but no examples being solved. If you know of good resources (both theories and problems) please let me know! a) Calculate Fourier and inverse Fourier transform of f(t). b) Calculate the limit. My...
  4. Jeviah

    How is the following fraction split for inverse Fourier?

    Hi i’m having problems with the following equations: X(w)=2/(-1+iw)(-2+iw)(-3+iw) This then becomes the following equation according the the tutorial, although there is no explanation as to how: X(w)=1/-1+iw, -2/-2+iw, +1/-3+iw The commas indicated the end of each fraction to make it easier...
  5. D

    B Correctness of Equations in Electromagnetism Textbook

    Hello buddies! Please, check out these equations... Tell me, please, are they mathematically correct or not? I need a simple YES/NO answer. I have not sufficient knowledge to understand them. I just need to know whether they are correct... Thank you! P.S. Am is amplitude; I guess it is a...
  6. Vitani11

    Proving inverse Fourier transform of 1/(1+x^2) = 1/(1+x^2)

    Homework Statement F(t) = sqrt(π/2)e-t for t>0 F(t) = sqrt(π/2)et for t<0 In other words the question asks to solve this integral: 1/sqrt(2π) ∫F(t)eitxdt and show that it equals 1/(1+x2) Homework Equations F(t) = sqrt(π/2)e-t for t>0 F(t) = sqrt(π/2)et for t<0 1/sqrt(2π) ∫F(t)eitxdt The Attempt...
  7. Conservation

    What is the inverse Fourier transform of e^3iωt for solving ut+3ux=0?

    Homework Statement Solve ut+3ux=0, where -infinity < x < infinity, t>0, and u(x,0)=f(x).Homework Equations Fourier Transform where (U=fourier transform of u) Convolution Theorem The Attempt at a Solution I've used Fourier transform to get that Ut-3iwU=0 and that U=F(w)e3iwt. However, I'm...
  8. H

    Maple Maple question: defining functions as inverse Fourier transforms

    Hi, I have a a Fourier transformed variable \hat{\eta}(k) defined as the following: \hat{\eta}(k)=\frac{e^{-k^{2}}\tanh k}{kU^{2}+(-B+\Omega U+E_{b}|k|-k^{2})\tanh k} The parameters U,B,\Omega,E_{b} have all been defined previously. I have naively tried the following: \eta...
  9. N

    Inverse Fourier Tranform of Transmission Lines Wave Equation

    Homework Statement From the derivation of v(x,t) and i(x,t) I am stuck on how the inverse Fourier transform of e^(-jwx/u) was calculated. I am trying to understand how the PDE was fully solved here: http://fourier.eng.hmc.edu/e84/lectures/transmission_line/node1.htmlHomework Equations Not...
  10. E

    Inverse Fourier transform of ## \frac{1}{a+jw} ##

    Fourier transform is defined as $$F(jw)=\int_{-\infty}^{\infty}f(t)e^{-jwt}dt.$$ Inverse Fourier transform is defined as $$f(t)=\frac{1}{2\pi}\int_{-\infty}^{\infty}F(jw)e^{jwt}dw.$$ Let ##f(t)=e^{-at}h(t),a>0##, where ##h(t)## is heaviside function and ##a## is real constant. Fourier...
  11. H

    Integral arising from the inverse Fourier Transform

    Homework Statement [/B] I was using the Fourier transform to solve the following IVP: \frac{\partial^2 u}{\partial t \partial x} = \frac{\partial^3u}{\partial x^3} \\ u(x,0)=e^{-|x|} Homework Equations [/B] f(x) = \frac{1}{\sqrt{2\pi}}\int_{-\infty}^{\infty}\hat{f}(\omega)e^{i\omega...
  12. M

    Inverse Fourier Transform of ##1/k^2## in ##\mathbb{R}^N ##

    Homework Statement This comes up in the context of Poisson's equation Solve for ##\mathbf{x} \in \mathbb{R}^n ## $$ \nabla^2 G(\mathbf{x}) = \delta(\mathbf{x})$$ Homework Equations $$\int_0^\pi \sin\theta e^{ikr \cos\theta}\mathop{dk} = \int_{-1}^1 e^{ikr \cos\theta}\mathop{d\cos \theta }$$...
  13. R

    Inverse Fourier transform of decaying function

    Homework Statement Find the inverse Fourier transform of X(ejw = 1/(1-ae-jw)2 using the convolution theorem. Homework EquationsThe Attempt at a Solution I tried finding the partial fraction coefficients but without success.
  14. Hanyu Ye

    How to compute multidimensional inverse Fourier transform

    Hello, everybody. I am currently working on deriving solutions for Stokes flows. I encounter a multidimensional inverse Fourier transform. I already known the Fourier transform of the pressure field: \tilde{p}=-\frac{i}{{{k}^{2}}}\mathbf{F}\centerdot \mathbf{k} where i is the imaginary unit...
  15. P

    MHB Muhammed's question via email about an Inverse Fourier Transform (2)

    Here we will use the following transforms: $\displaystyle \begin{align*} \mathcal{F}^{-1} \left\{ \frac{n!}{ \left( a + \mathrm{i}\,\omega \right) ^{n+1} } \right\} = t^n\,\mathrm{e}^{-a\,t}\,\mathrm{H}(t) \end{align*}$ and $\displaystyle \begin{align*} \mathcal{F}^{-1} \left\{...
  16. P

    MHB Muhammad's question via email about an Inverse Fourier Transform

    Completing the square gives $\displaystyle \begin{align*} \frac{2\mathrm{i}\,\omega}{\omega ^2 + 10\omega + 29} &= \frac{2\mathrm{i}\,\omega}{ \omega ^2 + 10\omega + 5^2 - 5^2 + 29} \\ &= \frac{2\mathrm{i}\,\omega}{ \left( \omega + 5 \right) ^2 + 4 } \\ &= \frac{2\mathrm{i}\,\omega}{ \left(...
  17. J

    Inverse Fourier Transform of |k|^2$\lambda$

    Homework Statement \int_{-\infty}^{\infty} |k|^{2\lambda} e^{ikx} dkHomework Equations The Attempt at a Solution As you can guess, this is the inverse Fourier transform of |k|^{2\lambda}. I've tried splitting it from -infinity to 0 and 0 to infinity. I've tried noting that |k| is even, cos is...
  18. N

    How to calculate this inverse Fourier Transform?

    Homework Statement Take the inverse Fourier Transform of 5[\delta(f+100)+\delta(f-100)]\bigg(\frac{180+j2\pi f*0.0135}{1680+j2\pi f*0.0135}\bigg)Homework Equations g(t)=\int_{-\infty}^{\infty} G(f)e^{j2\pi ft}dt The Attempt at a Solution g(t)=\int_{-\infty}^{\infty}...
  19. L

    Inverse fourier transform of constant

    Homework Statement Find the inverse Fourier transform of f(w)=1 Hint: Denote by f(x) the inverse Fourier transform of 1 and consider convolution of f with an arbitrary function. Homework Equations From my textbook the inverse Fourier transform of f(w)=\int F(w)e^-iwt dw The...
  20. J

    Inverse Fourier Transform Of K-space Image…what is the object space sc

    Checked around a buch and could not find any help. But I needed help with: Understanding that if I get the Inverse FT of K-space data, what is the scaling on the X-space (object space) resultant image/data i.e. for every tick on the axis, how do I know the spatial length? More detailed...
  21. J

    Inverse Fourier Transform of cos(4ω + pi/3)

    Homework Statement Find the inverse Fourier transform of F(jω) = cos(4ω + pi/3)Homework Equations δ(t) <--> 1 δ(t - to) <--> exp(-j*ωo*t) cos(x) = 1/2 (exp(jx) + exp(-jx))The Attempt at a Solution So first I turned the given equation into its complex form using Euler's Formula. F(jω) = 1/2...
  22. fluidistic

    An integral arising from the inverse Fourier transform

    Homework Statement For a physics problem I must take the inverse Fourier transform of 2 functions. Namely I must compute the integral ##\frac{1}{\sqrt{2\pi}}\int_{-\infty} ^\infty [A\cos (ckt)+B\sin (ckt)]e^{ikx}dk##.Homework Equations Already given. i is the complex number. t is greater or...
  23. M

    Inverse Fourier Transform and Power Signals

    I am having trouble with this homework problem, I know how to get started but I just don't know how to carry through the completion of the problem: Question: Given the Fourier transform of an aperiodic signal X(ω) = 2*sin(3(ω-2π))/ω-2π (a)find its inverse Fourier transform x(t) using...
  24. E

    Help with Inverse Fourier Transform Integral

    Hi, I am taking a random process class and I came across a problem that has stumped me. I believe I know the end result but I would like to know how it is solved. I have been out of college for a while and I am a little rusty with integration. Homework Statement What I need is to find out...
  25. H

    Recovering a function using the inverse fourier transform

    Homework Statement The argument of the kernel of the Fourier transform has a different sign for the forward and inverse transform. For a general function, show how the original function isn’t recovered upon inverse transformation if the sign of the argument is the same for both the forward and...
  26. N

    Inverse Fourier Transform in 2-d

    Hi all, I've been trying to solve the following I = \int_{-\infty}^{\infty}\int_{-\infty}^{\infty} \frac{x}{(x^2+y^2+d^2)^{\frac{5}{2}}} e^{-i(kx+\ell y)} \ dx \ dy where d,k,\ell are constants. I haven't been able to put this into a tractable analytic form and I figured I'd consult all...
  27. H

    MATLAB Matlab code for 2D inverse Fourier transforms

    I have written some routines that compute the 2D inverse Fourier transform, if anyone thinks that this may be useful at all then please let me know and I will gladly post the code.
  28. H

    What is the Inverse Fourier Transform of cos(4ω)?

    Hi everyone, I'm trying to solve an exercise in which I need to find x(t) considering that X(ω) = cos(4ω). So, I need to find the Inverse Fourier Transform of cos(4ω), but I don't have the inverse Fourier transform table. So, I thought about applying the duality property. If x(t) <-->...
  29. P

    What are the Limits of Integration for Inverse Fourier Transform?

    Homework Statement I can't figure out what the limits of integration should be; if a transfer function is given as follows: h(ω)=1 if 1<|ω|<2, 0 otherwise 1) find the impulse response 2) if the input is white noise of intensity σ² find the variance of the output signal 3)state...
  30. F

    Inverse Fourier, can't factor denominator, can't use partial frac.

    Homework Statement Inverse Fourier of: [ jω+2 ] / [ (jω)2 +5jω+9 ] where j = sqrt(-1) I tried using partial fractions but the denominator can't be factored...I tried completing the square on the denominator but I get a sum of squares. What can I try? I am sure I don't have to use the formal...
  31. S

    Inverse Fourier Transformation of a Fourier Transformation

    I am having problem with the inverse transformation of a Fourier transformed function which should give the function itself. Let f=f(x) and let f be Fourier transformable (whatever that implies) Let \tilde{f}(k)=∫^{\infty}_{-\infty}dx e^{-ikx}f(x) (1) then we should have...
  32. T

    Inverse Fourier Transform using complex variables

    Homework Statement For α > 0, determine u(x) by the inverse Fourier transform u(x) = \frac{1}{2\pi}\int_{-\infty}^{\infty}\ \frac{e^{ikx}}{ik+\alpha}\ dk Homework Equations The Attempt at a Solution This seemed like a relatively simple residue problem. You just note that...
  33. A

    What is the Inverse Fourier Transform of (3jw+9)/((jw)^2+6jw+8)?

    Homework Statement (part of a problem) Find the inverse Fourier of F(w) = (3jw+9)/((jw)^2+6jw+8) where w is the angular frequency, w=2pi * f = 2*pi/T Homework Equations The fourier transfrom and its properties i guess. Also the exponential FT common pair exp(-at)u(t) <-> 1/(jw+a) where...
  34. M

    Finding the Inverse Fourier Transform for a Complex Function

    How do find the inverse Fourier Transform for the following using the transform pairs and properties? X(jw) = 1 / (2 - w^2 + j3w) Thanks!
  35. C

    Why Can't I Calculate This Inverse Fourier Transform Correctly?

    Homework Statement Hi! I tried to get the inverse Fourier transform of the function: X(j\omega)=1/(jw+a) for a>0, using the integral: x(t)=(1/2\pi)\int_{-\infty}^{+\infty} X(j\omega)e^{j\omega t}d\omega I know that the inverse Fourier transform of X(j\omega) is...
  36. D

    Inverse fourier transform of gaussian

    well, i have to prove that the inv. Fourier transform of a gaussian (e^(-(k^2/2)) is a gaussian, i know some elementary complex analysis(never actually taken a class in it), not well enough, it seems, to find the solution to this. I tried to integrate over a circular contour, and let the radius...
  37. C

    Inverse Fourier Transform of a function

    Hi everyone, this is not a homework question but from my reading of a signals processing paper. This paper says if f(t) is the inverse Fourier transform of a function f(\lambda) = e^{-2i\pi\lambda d} then we can "easily see" that f(t) will have a peak d. Part of the issue here is...
  38. N

    Inverse Fourier transform of -isgn \omega

    I've been using the Hilbert transform a bit as part of my research work (to analyse time series) and found http://personal.atl.bellsouth.net/p/h/physics/hilberttransforms.pdf document that explains some of the theory in a way that I can understand. I'm just having a problem showing that the...
  39. D

    Stuck on inverse fourier transform pair

    I have been trying to solve the inverse Fourier transform: \int_{-\infty}^{\infty}\left[e^{-j2\pi ft_0}e^{j\theta}\right]e^{j2\pi ft}df I know that the Fourier transform pair says e^{-j2\pi ft_0}e^{j\theta} \leftrightarrow \delta(t-t_0) but the extra phase term e^{j\theta} makes...
  40. Telemachus

    Finding the Inverse Fourier Transform for a Complex Function

    Hi there. I have some trouble with this. I have to find the inverse Fourier transform for: \frac{e^{i 6\omega}}{\omega} So I'm using a table, then: F^{-1}\left ( \frac{e^{i 6\omega}}{\omega}\right )=F^{-1}\left ( e^{i 6\omega}\right ) * F^{-1}\left ( \frac{1}{\omega}\right )=2\pi\left[ \delta...
  41. P

    Inverse Fourier Transform of e^{-|\omega|\alpha}

    [Solved] Inverse Fourier Transform Homework Statement If F(\omega)=e^{-|\omega|\alpha}\,(\alpha>0), determine the inverse Fourier transform of F(\omega). The answer is \frac{2\alpha}{x^{2}+\alpha^{2}}Homework Equations Inverse Fourier Transform is defined as...
  42. L

    Inverse Fourier transforms and partial fractions

    1. find the inverse FT of 1/(iw+3)3 2. well partial fractions gave the same thing back... I'm not sure how to transform this as there's no property that deals with cubics. 3. i tried using the differentiation property but it doesn't work as it increases the power of 3 to 4 and so...
  43. L

    Finding the Inverse Fourier Transform of e^-5w*sinc(2w)?

    1. find the inverse Fourier transform of f(w)=e-i5wsinc(2w) 2. I set up the integral to be from defn of sinc: 1/2pi*integral from -infinity to infinity (sin(2w)/2w)*e^-5w 3. i have no idea how to solve this integral, is there a better way to do this? i know that rect(t) has a...
  44. M

    MATLAB user defined inverse fourier transform

    Hi i am stuck with a program in MATLAB to find the time domain impulse response of a system from its continuous transfer function in the frequency domain. Here is the program- delt=1.5625e-9; %definition of delta t(sampling time).To be taken sufficiently small depending upon the time...
  45. B

    How to compute the 2D inverse Fourier transform?

    Homework Statement The problem is to obtain the inverse Fourier transform of the following 2D functions F(\mathbf{k})=\frac{k_{x}k_{y}}{k^{2}} Homework Equations The relevant equations are the 2d Fourier transform formulas described...
  46. M

    Proving the Shift Theorem in an Inverse Fourier Transform

    Homework Statement We are asked to prove that if F(\omega ) is the Fourier transform of f(x) then prove that the inverse Fourier transform of e^{i\omega \beta}F(\omega) is f(x-\beta ) Homework Equations F(\omega)=\frac{1}{2\pi}\int^{\infty}_{-\infty}f(x)e^{i\omega x}dx...
  47. M

    How to Compute Inverse Fourier Transform for a Specific Function

    Hi all, I'm having a bit trouble computing the Inverse Fourier Transform of the following: \frac{\alpha}{2\pi}\exp\left(\frac{1}{2} \alpha^2 C^2(K) \tau \omega^2\right) Here, C^2(K), \alpha and \tau can be assumed to be constant. Hence, we have an integral with respect to \omega. Who...
  48. S

    Inverse fourier troubles: e^(-j*infty)

    Hello, I am working through Signals and Systems Demystified, but I am at an impasse. I would like to take the inverse Fourier transform of H(f)=\begin{cases} -j&\text{if } f > 0\\ j&\text{if } f<0\end{cases} So h(t) = \int_{-\infty}^{0} je^{j2\pi f t}df +...
  49. L

    Inverse Fourier Transform of Inverse Square Root Function

    Homework Statement calculate the inverse Fourier transform of \left( a^2 + \left( bk \right)^2 \right)^{-1} The Attempt at a Solution I know that FT[e^{-|x|)}](k) = ( \pi (k^2 + 1 ) )^{-1}. I've tried to to concatenate the shift FT or the strech FT, but the "+1" in the known FT is in the...
  50. O

    MATLAB Inverse Fourier Transform using MATLAB

    I would like to do an inverse Fourier transform using MATLAB's IFFT. I am confused by MATLAB'S single input of X for its IFFT function. Has anyone had experience using MATLAB for these tranforms? I would like to do an inversion of Fourier transform for my function y(iw) at some value real...
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