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DTFS frequency shifting and convolution

Short answer

Frequency shifting: e^{jMω₀n} x[n] has DTFS coefficients a_{k-M}. Convolution property: periodic convolution Σ_{r=0}^{N-1} x[r] y[n-r] has coefficients N a_k b_k.

State and prove the frequency shifting and convolution properties for discrete time Fourier series pair.

Let x[n]x[n] and y[n]y[n] be periodic with the same period NN, and ω0=2π/N\omega_0 = 2\pi/N, with x[n]↔FSakx[n] \xleftrightarrow{FS} a_k and y[n]↔FSbky[n] \xleftrightarrow{FS} b_k, where

ak=1N∑n=⟨N⟩x[n]e−jkω0na_k = \frac{1}{N}\sum_{n=\langle N\rangle} x[n]e^{-jk\omega_0 n}

Frequency shifting property

Statement: multiplying a signal by a harmonic exponential shifts its coefficients:

ejMω0nx[n]↔FSak−Me^{jM\omega_0 n}x[n] \xleftrightarrow{FS} a_{k-M}

Proof: let z[n]=ejM(2π/N)nx[n]z[n] = e^{jM(2\pi/N)n}x[n]. Its coefficients are

ck=1N∑n=⟨N⟩ejMω0nx[n]e−jkω0n=1N∑n=⟨N⟩x[n]e−j(k−M)ω0n=ak−M\begin{aligned} c_k &= \frac{1}{N}\sum_{n=\langle N\rangle} e^{jM\omega_0 n}x[n]e^{-jk\omega_0 n} \\ &= \frac{1}{N}\sum_{n=\langle N\rangle} x[n]e^{-j(k-M)\omega_0 n} = a_{k-M} \end{aligned}

So multiplying by ejMω0ne^{jM\omega_0 n} moves the whole spectrum MM places to the right. This is the DT form of modulation.

Convolution property (periodic convolution)

Statement: periodic convolution in time corresponds to multiplication of the coefficients, scaled by NN:

∑r=⟨N⟩x[r] y[n−r]↔FSNakbk\sum_{r=\langle N\rangle} x[r]\,y[n-r] \xleftrightarrow{FS} N a_k b_k

Proof: let z[n]=∑r=⟨N⟩x[r]y[n−r]z[n] = \sum_{r=\langle N\rangle} x[r]y[n-r], which is also periodic with period NN. Then

ck=1N∑n=⟨N⟩∑r=⟨N⟩x[r] y[n−r] e−jkω0n=1N∑r=⟨N⟩x[r]e−jkω0r∑n=⟨N⟩y[n−r]e−jkω0(n−r)\begin{aligned} c_k &= \frac{1}{N}\sum_{n=\langle N\rangle}\sum_{r=\langle N\rangle} x[r]\,y[n-r]\,e^{-jk\omega_0 n} \\ &= \frac{1}{N}\sum_{r=\langle N\rangle} x[r]e^{-jk\omega_0 r}\sum_{n=\langle N\rangle} y[n-r]e^{-jk\omega_0 (n-r)} \end{aligned}

Put m=n−rm = n - r. Because y[m]e−jkω0my[m]e^{-jk\omega_0 m} is periodic with period NN, the inner sum over any NN consecutive mm is

∑m=⟨N⟩y[m]e−jkω0m=Nbk\sum_{m=\langle N\rangle} y[m]e^{-jk\omega_0 m} = N b_k

Therefore

ck=1N⋅Nbk∑r=⟨N⟩x[r]e−jkω0r=Nbk⋅ak=Nakbkc_k = \frac{1}{N}\cdot N b_k\sum_{r=\langle N\rangle} x[r]e^{-jk\omega_0 r} = N b_k\cdot a_k = N a_k b_k

Dual (multiplication) property: x[n]y[n]↔FS∑l=⟨N⟩albk−lx[n]y[n] \xleftrightarrow{FS} \sum_{l=\langle N\rangle} a_l b_{k-l}, which is periodic convolution of the coefficients.

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