9. Fast Fourier Transform: Review of Fourier Analysis
The Fast Fourier Transform (FFT) is a critical algorithm in signal processing that efficiently computes the Discrete Fourier Transform (DFT), enabling real-time analysis of signals. It is built on Fourier analysis principles, which decompose signals into sinusoidal components to analyze their frequency content. The FFT's logarithmic complexity makes it suitable for large datasets, with numerous applications spanning audio and image processing, speech recognition, and communication systems.
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What we have learnt
- The Fast Fourier Transform (FFT) computes the Discrete Fourier Transform (DFT) efficiently, reducing computational complexity.
- Fourier analysis represents signals as sums of sinusoidal functions, enabling frequency domain analysis.
- Various applications of the FFT include audio processing, image manipulation, speech recognition, and communications.
Key Concepts
- -- Fast Fourier Transform (FFT)
- An efficient algorithm for computing the Discrete Fourier Transform (DFT) with significantly reduced complexity.
- -- Discrete Fourier Transform (DFT)
- A representation of a signal in the frequency domain obtained by sampling the Continuous-Time Fourier Transform.
- -- ContinuousTime Fourier Transform (CTFT)
- A transformation that converts continuous-time signals into their frequency domain representation.
- -- DiscreteTime Fourier Transform (DTFT)
- A transformation that converts discrete-time signals into a continuous frequency spectrum.
- -- Convolution
- An operation in the time domain that corresponds to multiplication in the frequency domain; useful for filtering signals.
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