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the points f
t the quotient is dominated by the behaviour of the numerator.
The numerator may be written
sin π f (2 N +
=
n / Δ
Δ t =
sin π( f n / Δ t )(2 N +
1)
1)
1)
Δ t + π n (2 N +
sin π( f
t ) T cos [π n (2 N
=
n / Δ
+
1)]
cos π( f
t ) T sin [π n (2 N
+
n / Δ
+
1)]
1) n ( 2 N + 1 ) sin π( f
t ) T
=
(
n / Δ
1) n sin π( f
t ) T .
=
(
n / Δ
(2.292)
Near f
=
n / Δ
t , the denominator becomes
sin π( f
n π =
sin π( f
t cos( n π)
n / Δ
t )
Δ
t
+
n / Δ
t )
Δ
cos π( f
t sin( n π)
+
n / Δ
t )
Δ
1) n sin π( f
t
=
(
n / Δ
t )
Δ
1 ) n
(
π ( f
n / Δ
t )
Δ
t .
(2.293)
Thus, near f
=
n / Δ
t , the Fourier transform of the finite Dirac comb sampler is
closely
1 ) n sin π ( f n / Δ t ) T
(
(
1) sinc π( f
t ) T .
Δ t =
(2 N
+
n / Δ
(2.294)
1) n
π( f n / Δ t )
Hence, as illustrated in Figure 2.12, the transform resembles a series of sinc func-
tions of amplitude 2 N
+
1, centred on the frequencies f
=
n / Δ
t
=
2 nf N .
To isolate the e
ff
ects of discrete sampling from finite record e
ff
ects, we take
the limit as N
→∞
, T
→∞
. From equation (2.279), T sinc(π fT ) contains unit
1) sinc π( f
t ) T contains area (2 N
area. Hence, (2 N
+
n / Δ
+
1)/ T
=
1/ Δ
t .As
N , T
t constant, each of the sinc functions in the Fourier transform of
the finite Dirac comb sampler become distinct and very narrow. In the limit, each
one approaches
→∞
, with
Δ
1
Δ
t δ( f
n / Δ
T ).
(2.295)
The Fourier transform of the infinite Dirac comb,
δ( t j Δ t ),
(2.296)
j =−∞
 
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