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Properties of the DFT
Conjugating both sides of Eq. (3.6), we get
JV-l JV-l
X*(k)
= Y,
x*{n)W^
nk
= J2 **(
N
~
n)W^
k
n=0 n=0
Conjugating both sides of Eq. (3.6) and substituting k = N
—
k, we get
JV-l
X*(N-k)=J2x*(n)W%
k
, k =
0,l,...N-l
71=0
Example 4.24
x{n) = {2 + jl,3 + j2,l-jl,2-j3}&
X(k) = {8 - jl, 6 + il, -2 + jl, -4 + j3}
x*(n) = {2-jl,Z-j2,l + jl,2+j3}&
X*(4-k)
= {
8
+ jl,-4-A-2-jl,6-jl}
Note that for a real signal x*(n) = x{n) and X{k) = X*(N
—
k).
ar*(4-n) = {2 - jl,2 + j3,l + jl,3 - j2} &
X*(k)
= {8
+
jl,6-jl,-2-jl,-A-j3}
Figures 4.11(a) and (b) show, respectively, a signal and its spectrum.
Figures 4.11(c) and (d) show, respectively, the signal x*(16 - n) and its
spectrum which is the same as that shown in Fig. 4.11(b) with the spectral
values conjugated. Figures 4.11(e) and (f) show, respectively, the signal
x*(n)
and its spectrum which is the same as that shown in Fig. 4.11(b)
with the spectral values conjugated and frequency-reversed. I
4.8 Circular Convolution and Correlation
As the DFT of a data set and the IDFT of a transform are periodic quan-
tities,
the convolution operation carried out using the transform as a tool
results in a periodic output sequence. This convolution is referred to as
circular, cyclic, or periodic convolution. The linear convolution, which is
of interest in the analysis of LTI systems, can be simulated by the circular
convolution. The method to do that is discussed in Chapter 14. In this
section, we just present the theorems.