ECE 8443 – Pattern RecognitionEE 3512 – Signals: Continuous and Discrete
•Objectives:
Relationship to the Laplace Transform
Relationship to the DTFT
Stability and the ROC
ROC Properties
Transform Properties
•Resources:
MIT 6.003: Lecture 22
Wiki: Z-Transform
CNX: Definition of the Z-Transform
CNX: Properties
RW: Properties
MKim: Applications of the Z-Transform
LECTURE 28: THE Z-TRANSFORM
AND ITS ROC PROPERTIES
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EE 3512: Lecture 28, Slide 2
Definition Based on the Laplace Transform
•The z-Transform is a special case of the Laplace transform and results from
applying the Laplace transform to a discrete-time signal:
•Let us consider how this transformation maps the s-plane into the z-plane:
s = j:
s = + j:
Recall, if a CT system
is stable, its poles lie
in the left-half plane.
Hence, a DT system is
stable if its poles are
inside the unit circle.
The z-Transform behaves
much like the Laplace
transform and can be
applied to difference equations
to produce frequency and time domain responses.
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EE 3512: Lecture 28, Slide 3
ROC and the Relationship to the DTFT
•We can derive the DTFT by setting z = re
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•The ROC is the region for which:
Depends only on r = |z| just like the ROC in the s-plane for the Laplace
transform depended only on Re{}.
If the unit circle is in the ROC, then the DTFT, X(e
j
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Example: (a right-sided signal)
If :
The ROC is outside a circle of radius a,
and includes the unit circle, which means
its DTFT exists. Note also there is a zero
at z = 0.
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EE 3512: Lecture 28, Slide 4
Stability and the ROC
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EE 3512: Lecture 28, Slide 5
Stability and the ROC (Cont.)
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EE 3512: Lecture 28, Slide 6
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EE 3512: Lecture 28, Slide 7
Stability and the ROC
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EE 3512: Lecture 28, Slide 8
Properties of the ROC
•The ROC is an annular ring in the z-plane centered
about the origin (which is equivalent to a vertical
strip in the s-plane).
•The ROC does not contain any poles (similar to
the Laplace transform).
•If x[n] is of finite duration, then the ROC is the entire
z-plane except possibly z = 0 and/or z = :
•If x[n] is a right-sided sequence, and if |z| = r
0
is in the ROC, then all finite
values of z for which |z| > r
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EE 3512: Lecture 28, Slide 9
Properties of the ROC (Cont.)
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EE 3512: Lecture 28, Slide 10
Properties of the Z-Transform
•Linearity:
Proof:
•Time-shift:
Proof:
What was the analog for CT signals and the Laplace transform?
•Multiplication by n:
Proof:
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EE 3512: Lecture 28, Slide 11
Summary
•Definition of the z-Transform:
•Explanation of the Region of Convergence and its relationship to the
existence of the DTFT and stability.
•Properties of the z-Transform:
Linearity:
Time-shift:
Multiplication by n:
•Basic transforms (see Table 7.1) in the textbook.
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