1. Signals and Systems – S&S
Arab International University (AIU)
Faculty of Informatics and Communication Engineering
Elementary Signals 1
2. Outlines
Elementary signals
Sinusoidal signal
Exponential signal
• Relation between exponential and sinusoidal signals
Unit Step
Rectangular Pulse
Signum
Unit Impulse
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3. Elementary signals
Elementary signals are useful to:
Represent more complicated signals.
Model many physical signals in nature.
Simplify the analysis and design of linear
systems.
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4. CT Sinusoidal Signal
𝒙 𝒕 = 𝑨𝒄𝒐𝒔 𝝎𝒕 + 𝝓
Periodic with 3 characteristics: 𝑨, 𝝎, 𝝓.
𝑨 : amplitude
𝝓 : phase [radians; degrees]
𝝎 = 𝟐𝝅𝒇 : angular frequency [rad/s]
𝒇 = 𝟏/𝑻 : frequency [𝐇𝐳 = 𝟏/𝒔]
𝑻 = 𝟏/𝒇 : Period [s]
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11. DT Sinusoidal Signal
𝒙 𝒏 = 𝑨𝒄𝒐𝒔 𝛀𝒏 + 𝝓
Not all DT sinusoidal signals are periodic.
To be periodic:
𝛀
𝟐𝝅
=
𝒎
𝑵
must be a rational number
𝑵 is the number of samples contained in a
single cycle of 𝒙 𝒏 .
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16. CT Real Exponential Signal
𝒙 𝒕 = 𝑩 𝒆𝒂𝒕
𝑩 and 𝒂 are real
𝑩 is the amplitude of signal at 𝒕 = 𝟎
𝒂 is positive or negative => two special cases:
1. Decaying exponential, 𝒂 < 𝟎
2. Growing exponential, 𝒂 > 𝟎
If 𝒂 = 𝟎 => 𝒙 𝒕 = 𝑩 DC value
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18. DT Real Exponential Signal
𝒙[𝒏] = 𝑩 𝒆𝒂𝒏
𝑩 and 𝒂 are real
𝒂 is positive or negative => two special cases:
1. Decaying exponential, 𝒂 < 𝟎
2. Growing exponential, 𝒂 > 𝟎
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20. Complex Exponential Signal
CT Complex Exponential Signal
𝒙(𝒕) = 𝑨𝒆𝝀𝒕
𝑨 and 𝝀 are complex constants (e.g. 𝒆𝒋𝝎𝒕)
DT Complex Exponential Signal
𝒙[𝒏] = 𝑪𝒆𝒃𝒏
𝑪 and 𝒃 are complex constants (e.g. 𝒆𝒋𝛀𝒏)
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21. Complex Sinusoidal Signals
A special case of a complex exponential
𝒙(𝒕) = 𝑨𝒆𝒋𝝎𝒕
𝑨 is complex and 𝝀 = 𝒋𝝎 (𝝎 is real)
𝒙[𝒏] = 𝑪𝒆𝒋𝛀𝒏
𝑪 is complex and 𝒃 = 𝒋𝛀 (𝛀 is real)
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22. CT Complex Sinusoidal Signals
Expressing 𝐴 in polar form |𝐴|𝑒𝑗𝜃
and using
Euler’s formula, we can rewrite 𝑥 𝑡 as
𝑥 𝑡 = 𝑨 𝐜𝐨𝐬 𝝎𝒕 + 𝜽 + 𝑗|𝑨|𝐬𝐢𝐧(𝝎𝒕 + 𝜽)
𝓡𝒆 𝒙 𝒕 𝕴𝒎{𝒙 𝒕 }
𝑥 𝑡 is periodic with fundamental period
𝑻 =
𝟐𝝅
𝝎
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31. Remember: Fundamental period of complex
exponential and sinusoidal signals.
• 𝑒𝑗𝜔0𝑡
and cos 𝜔0𝑡 + 𝜃 are periodic for any
value of 𝜔0. 𝑇0 =
2𝜋
𝜔0
is the fundamental period.
• 𝑒𝑗Ω0𝑛
and cos Ω0𝑛 are periodic only if
Ω0
2𝜋
=
𝑚
𝑁
is a rational number. 𝑁0 is the smallest 𝑁.
• cos2
𝜃 = 1
2
+
1
2
cos 2𝜃 ; sin2
𝜃 = 1
2
−
1
2
cos 2𝜃
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32. Ex0: Determine if each function 𝒙 given below is
periodic; and if it is, find its fundamental period.
a) 𝑥 𝑡 = cos 2𝜋𝑡 +
𝜋
3
b) 𝑥 𝑛 = 𝑒𝑗
𝜋
4
𝑛
c) 𝑥 𝑡 = sin2
𝑡
d) 𝑥 𝑛 = cos2
(
𝜋
8
n)
e) 𝑥 𝑛 = cos(2n)
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33. Ex1: Determine whether the following signals
are energy signals, power signals, or neither.
a ) 𝑥 𝑡 = 𝑒−𝑎𝑡
𝑢 𝑡 , 𝑎 > 0
b ) 𝑥(𝑡) = 𝐴𝑐𝑜𝑠(𝜔0𝑡 + 𝜃)
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