The fractional Fourier transform （FRFT） has multiplicity, which is intrinsic in fractional operator. A new source for the multiplicity of the weight-type fractional Fourier transform （WFRFT） is proposed, which can...The fractional Fourier transform （FRFT） has multiplicity, which is intrinsic in fractional operator. A new source for the multiplicity of the weight-type fractional Fourier transform （WFRFT） is proposed, which can generalize the weight coefficients of WFRFT to contain two vector parameters m,n ∈ Z^M . Therefore a generalized fractional Fourier transform can be defined, which is denoted by the multiple-parameter fractional Fourier transform （MPFRFT）. It enlarges the multiplicity of the FRFT, which not only includes the conventional FRFT and general multi-fractional Fourier transform as special cases, but also introduces new fractional Fourier transforms. It provides a unified framework for the FRFT, and the method is also available for fractionalizing other linear operators. In addition, numerical simulations of the MPFRFT on the Hermite-Gaussian and rectangular functions have been performed as a simple application of MPFRFT to signal processing.展开更多
基金the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.60572094)the Doctorship Foundation of China Educational Depart-ment(Grant No.1010036620602)the National Natural Science Foundation of China for Distinguished Young Scholars(Grant No.60625104)
文摘The fractional Fourier transform （FRFT） has multiplicity, which is intrinsic in fractional operator. A new source for the multiplicity of the weight-type fractional Fourier transform （WFRFT） is proposed, which can generalize the weight coefficients of WFRFT to contain two vector parameters m,n ∈ Z^M . Therefore a generalized fractional Fourier transform can be defined, which is denoted by the multiple-parameter fractional Fourier transform （MPFRFT）. It enlarges the multiplicity of the FRFT, which not only includes the conventional FRFT and general multi-fractional Fourier transform as special cases, but also introduces new fractional Fourier transforms. It provides a unified framework for the FRFT, and the method is also available for fractionalizing other linear operators. In addition, numerical simulations of the MPFRFT on the Hermite-Gaussian and rectangular functions have been performed as a simple application of MPFRFT to signal processing.
